By Mark Zengeza.
London: Ugly events in Zimbabwe, especially political, are quick to cause the
country’s colourful flags being banded around demonstrators, displayed or flying around outside Zimbabwe House in London at The Strand, particularly at door No 429.
Some information for free for Zimbabwe’s leadership: it doesn’t give a good impression of the country to hundreds of Londoners passing by the Zimbabwe Embassy.
As we stood outside the embassy, Londoners who are looking for news or who care about the blacks, and a few whites, braving the cold, standing outside this African embassy, came to ask.
“Zimbabwe flags everywhere!”
“What has happened again in Zimbabwe?”
“Another coup?”
Different types of questions about the big gathering of diasporans camped outside the embassy which is now well known for Zimbabwean demos.
Well, November 2017 isn’t far, the historic month when Mugabe was forcibly removed from power.
A place for celebrations again!
As darkness fell at this all day vigil for the 12 people killed by the army during this week’s demos, Zimbabweans living in UK continued to mourn the innocent lives lost thousands of miles away home.
Flags were wrapped around while others were waved outside the embassy as Zimbabwe’s diaspora mourned the victims of the army’s brutality.
Unarmed civilians were gunned down again by the army – which still denies the August 1st killings in Harare’s demos. The pattern of shooting to kill goes on!
Mourning diasporans expressed revulsion over the use of live ammunition on demonstrators. Others asked why the police don’t use teaser guns widely used in UK and USA to temporarily weaken any suspicious persons.
The mourning diasporans who camped at the Zimbabwe House in London from 11am to 6pm, with some vowing to stay longer, heard speeches from different Zimbabweans who have made UK their home.
They were joined by well wishers from London and beyond.
British human rights activist, Peter Tatchell, who tried to arrest former president Robert Mugabe arriving in Europe a few years ago, also joined the Zimbabwean group. He participated in chanting slogans “freedom is coming”.
Mr Tatchell expressed the same anger as Zimbabweans at the deaths of innocent unarmed civilians who had a right to demonstrate.
He vowed to support Zimbabweans until they are free.
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