Zimbabwe Cracks Down on Students After Tuition ProtestsBy MEGAN LINDOW Cape Town
Dozens of university students in Zimbabwe have been arrested -- and a number of them tortured -- in recent weeks, following a spate of protests on campuses across the country over tuition increases of as much as 1,000 percent introduced earlier this year, according to student groups and human rights lawyers. Zimbabwean police... Copyright © 2008 by The Chronicle of Higher Education Subscribe | About The Chronicle | Contact us | Terms of use | Privacy policy | Help |