Zimbabwe Opposition Activist Found Dead After Abduction Amid Political Crisis
Citizens Coalition for Change Party Reports Fourth Abduction in Two Months, Calls for Fresh Elections
- Zimbabwe opposition activist Tapfumaneyi Masaya was found dead after being abducted while campaigning for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party.
- Masaya's death is the latest in a series of violent incidents fueling a political crisis in Zimbabwe since the national elections in August.
- Masaya is the fourth party member to have been abducted and tortured over the past two months, according to the CCC.
- The CCC and other opposition parties have been calling for a fresh election since President Emmerson Mnangagwa secured a second term in August, amid claims of election fraud.
- The governing ZANU-PF party denies any involvement in the abductions and killings, and has dismissed the opposition's claims of election fraud.