Zimbabweans demonstrate at the White House

By Violet Gonda
12 January 2007

The deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe visited the seat of America’s government Friday when more than 75 MDC activists and concerned Zimbabweans from different states demonstrated outside the White House. Some travelled from as far as Ohio which is 8 hours away from Washington DC to express their discontent.

One of the organisers Dr. Handel Mlilo said change was needed urgently because people are suffering in Zimbabwe. The group wants the American public and officials to understand what is going on and they planned to leave the White House and head for the Zimbabwe Embassy to drop off a petition.

Mlilo said: “We demand the restoration of freedom, democracy, human rights and adherence to the rule of law in Zimbabwe. We have had enough.”

Concerned Zimbabweans in the USA say 2007 is the year they will make a concerted and consistent advocacy to remove the Mugabe regime. “We are far away from home the best we can do is make sure we are supportive of the heroic struggle that the people of Zimbabwe are waging against this tyrannical regime,” Mlilo said.