LONDON - Shouting Mugabe must go and waving placards stating Blood on Zumas hands, Do not throw us into the lions mouth, Mugabe will eat us all, a small but passionate group of anti-Zimbabwe deportation protesters made their stand outside the South African embassy here on Monday.The group also demonstrated against the UK Home Office which indicated it will resume deportations to Zimbabwe of failed asylum seekers.
They are busy talking trade with Zimbabwe, is it because of diamonds and gold? We are saying they must talk about human rights first before trade. Today we want to ask Zuma when this negotiation is going to end? activist Ephraim Tapa told about 100 protesters.
Tonderai Samanyanga, interim chair of the MDC UK read a petition to the Home Office: We are saddened by your governments decision to deport people who have sought protection back to Zimbabwe. This amounts to a death sentence.
Melody Chiwashira, an asylum seeker leaving in London said the UK government should rethink its decision.
There is no light at home, people are still being arrested for no apparent reason and we dont even understand why they want us to go back, said Chiwashira.
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