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Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the informational content.

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This article tell how the zimbabwe people try to resolve the issue but that dont help because they still have violence crack downs against the government . With all that a power sharing arrangement which helped the recovery somewhat so not all the way.

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Political violence in Zimbabwe has increased dramatically in 2016, with record levels of assault, abduction and torture recorded as opposition to Robert Mugabe's 36-year rule escalates.

Around 654 cases of political violence were recorded by a local NGO, the Counselling Services Unit (CSU), as of 21 October, compared to 476 cases in the whole of 2015.

The CSU found that assaults were overwhelmingly perpetrated by the state's security forces - including police, military and the secretive Central Intelligence Organisation - while opposition supporters and civil society activists had been on the receiving end of the increasingly violent treatment.

One activist interviewed by the Guardian, Ostallos Gift Siziba, a student protest leader at the University of Zimbabwe, said he was abducted by state security agents in August and taken to the headquarters of Zanu-PF, the ruling party, where he was hung from the ceiling by his feet.

"It is at this time that I experienced brutal, callous and inhumane treatment," he said. "I was tortured and assaulted with my feet hanging upwards and my head downwards as 21 youths and men exchanged chances to beat me until I passed out."

Siziba said his interrogators demanded information about other human rights defenders, and claims at one point he was dangled over a large drum of sulphuric acid.

Siziba was then transferred to the Harare central police station, where the beatings continued. "At this instant I had lost a lot of blood and I was still bleeding. I was injured in almost all parts of my body. I was denied water, and the right to call my parents, a lawyer, or anyone. I received no treatment and had to become my own doctor," he said.

Siziba's experience tallies with testimonies from other victims, indicating that it is not just the frequency of political violence that is on the rise, but the severity too.

Others victims reported being injected with unknown substances during interrogations, kept in solitary confinement, and subjected to sexual threats.

Frances Lovemore, the director of the NGO, said the allegations of torture had become increasingly shocking.

"The injecting unknown substances during torture is of concern, as is the abduction of relatives of human rights defenders when the target cannot be found. The sheer force of the beatings by the police, resulting in long bone fractures and life-threatening soft tissue injuries, is reminiscent of the previous violent responses by the state and ruling party when opposition parties were deemed a threat to power," Lovemore said.

Lovemore's NGO provides medical and rehabilitation services to survivors of organised violence and torture in Zimbabwe. The statistics are a record of people who have sought medical and counselling assistance from the organisation, and therefore provide an indicative rather than complete picture of political violence in Zimbabwe. The real number of incidents of political violence is likely to be even higher.

Popular resistance to Mugabe, the 92-year-old president, has intensified this year before the presidential election scheduled for 2018. Opposition has been increased by a severe drought, which has left millions hungry, and a cash shortage that is disrupting businesses and has left the government struggling to pay wages.

CSU's statistics show that of the 654 incidents of political violence recorded, the vast majority occurred in Zimbabwe's two largest cities, Harare (334 incidents) and Bulawayo (92), both of which have become centres for the recent wave of political opposition.

The CSU found that 45% of victims were of indeterminate political affiliation, and of those with clear links to the opposition movement, more than 52% were supporters of the official opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai (MDC-T).

Obert Gutu, MDC-T's spokesperson, responded to the findings by saying the ruling Zanu-PF's regime had "over the years routinely targeted MDC supporters for assault, torture and intimidation".

He added: "We are the largest and most popular political party in Zimbabwe and the regime is acutely aware of the fact that we command massive support throughout the length and breath of Zimbabwe. Hence, the regime has always targeted our supporters for victimisation."

Linda Masarira, a former National Railways employee turned independent political activist, also suffered at the hands of the Zimbabwean police. She was arrested on 6 July and charged with engaging in violent demonstrations, and spent 84 days in jail before being released on bail.

She says she experienced constant physical and psychological abuse while in detention, beginning on the day of her arrest.

"I was the only female person that had been arrested, made to sit between male people's legs [on the prisoner transfer vehicle]. They were touching me all over. Police were poking me with baton sticks. They try to take away your dignity and self-esteem," she said.

After leading a protest by prisoners against the poor conditions of the Chikurubi female prison, she was moved to the notorious Chikurubi maximum security facility, usually reserved for male prisoners. There she was kept in solitary confinement for 18 days, and forced to wear leg irons.

"These are some things I had to deal with. When you oppose the ruling party, you know you're going to go through hell. I told myself all this, that I had to be strong. And it actually made me stronger. I thought: if they are doing this to me, then what I'm doing has an impact," said Masarira.
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Record levels of assault, abduction and torture reported in Zimbabwe

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Political violence in Zimbabwe has increased dramatically in 2016, with record levels of assault, abduction and torture recorded as opposition to Robert Mugabe's 36-year rule escalates. Around 654 cases of political violence were recorded by a local NGO, the Counselling Services Unit (CSU), as of 21 October, compared to 476 cases in the whole of 2015.

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When was the information published or posted? Nov 26 ,2017

Has the information been revised or updated? It's been updated

Is the information current or out-of date for your topic? current

Are the links functional? Yes

Relevance:The importance of the information for your needs.

Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question? Yes

Who is the intended audience? The people of Zimbabwe

Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs)? It is appropraite

Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one you will use? Yes

Authority: The source of the information.

Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor? Robbie Gramer

Are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations given? If yes, what are they? they leave his twitter name and taht hes a national securtity reporter at Forgein Policy

What are the author's qualifications to write on the topic?  he gave evidence to back up his thoughts

Is there contact information, such as a publisher or e-mail address? no

Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source? no

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Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the informational content.

Where does the information come from? http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/18/zimbabwe-kidnaps-and-tortures-activists-amid-protests-over-currency-reforms/

Is the information supported by evidence? Yes

Has the information been reviewed or refereed? it's been reviewed by others

Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge?no

Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion? no because it speaks from everyones views.

Are there obvious errors (spelling, grammar, etc.)? no

Purpose: The reason the information exists.

What is the purpose of the information? to inform? teach? sell? entertain? persuade? to persuade the government to stop harming the people of zimbabwe.

Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear? Yes

Is the information fact? opinion? propaganda? fact

Does the point of view appear objective and impartial? impartial

Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases? politcal

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In this article zimbabwe's security are tarting to violently harming the activists which they were protesting against the government who plans to introduce. In which then it sparked fears against the people. Along with that 6 activists leaders was abducted and their cars were tortured.

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Currency: The timeliness of the information.

When was the information published or posted? March 8, 2011

Has the information been revised or updated? No

Is the information current or out-of date for your topic? Current

Are the links functional? Yes

Relevance:T .he imp.ortance of the information for your needs.

Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question? Yes it relates to my topic

Who is the intended audience? Everyone so that they can be informed

Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs)? Yes it is very understandable and organized

Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one you will use? Yes I did

Authority: The source of the information.

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What are the author's qualifications to write on the topic? They knew exactly what they were going to say, they organized it nicely and had evidence and detail to back it up

Is there contact information, such as a publisher or e-mail address? Yes the address and home number 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor | New York, NY 10118-3299 USA | t 1.212.290.4700

Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source?

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Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the informational content.

Where does the information come from? https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/03/08/zimbabwe-no-justice-rampant-killings-torture

Is the information supported by evidence? Yes

Has the information been reviewed or refereed? Refereed because it’s shared by many people

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Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion? More of the bias side

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Has the information been revised or updated? No

Is the information current or out-of date for your topic? Current

Are the links functional? Yes

Relevance:The importance of the information for your needs.

Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?  Yes

Who is the intended audience? The  human rights justice department

Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs)?yes

Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one you will use? Yes

Authority: The source of the information.

Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor?hrw.org

Are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations given? If yes, what are they? No

What are the author's qualifications to write on the topic? Having evidence to back up your statement

Is there contact information, such as a publisher or e-mail address? No

Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source? Yes

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Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the informational content.

Where does the information come from? Current events

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Has the information been reviewed or refereed? Yes

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Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion? No

Are there obvious errors (spelling, grammar, etc.)? No

Purpose: The reason the information exists.

What is the purpose of the information? to inform? teach? sell? entertain? persuade? Inform

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Due to the verbal assaults on the two institutions.  The government should ensure and respect the independence of the judiciary and the ZHRC.  These acts of torture caused brutal beatings which involves the victims being punched , kicked , and struck with batons.  There heads would be hit against the wall.  And the government doesn’t investigate anything when the people are being tortured by the police.  Which led the government to fail  to ensure the justice the people need and the accountability for serious past abuse.

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Currency: The timeliness of the information.

When was the information published or posted? August 26,2016.

Has the information been revised or updated? No it has not

Is the information current or out-of date for your topic? Current because it’s within the past six years

Are the links functional? Yes

Relevance:T .he imp.ortance of the information for your needs.

Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question? Yes it does relate to my topic

Who is the intended audience? It’s meant to be national

Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs)? Yes it’s very informational and organized the person knew what they were talking about so they wanted others to know

Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one you will use? Yes I did and this one got moer of my attention

Authority: The source of the information.

Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor? Philimon Bulawayo

Are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations given? If yes, what are they? Organizational affiliations because he seemed to be very involved with the situation

What are the author's qualifications to write on the topic? He has evidence and supporting details

Is there contact information, such as a publisher or e-mail address? Yes his address and number 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor | New York, NY 10118-3299 USA | t 1.212.290.4700

Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source?

examples: .com .edu .gov .org It shows that the website is more of a organization

Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the informational content.

Where does the information come from? https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2017/country-chapters/zimbabwe

Is the information supported by evidence? Yes there’s much research

Has the information been reviewed or refereed? Refereed because many people have shared this website for others to see

Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge? Another source

Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion? More on the bias side if I had to pick one

Are there obvious errors (spelling, grammar, etc.)? No

Purpose: The reason the information exists.

What is the purpose of the information? to inform? teach? sell? entertain? persuade? To inform

Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear? Their purpose and intention is clear

Is the information fact? opinion? propaganda? Fact

Does the point of view appear objective and impartial? Objective

Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases? Political

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Currency: The timeliness of the information.

When was the information published or posted?  January13, 2014

Has the information been revised or updated? No

Is the information current or out-of date for your topic? It’s current because it’s within the last six years

Are the links functional? Yes

Relevance:T .he imp.ortance of the information for your needs.

Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question? Yes

Who is the intended audience? It’s national so that everyone can be able to read it

Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs)? Yes, anyone is able to read it with understanding

Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one you will use? Yes

Authority: The source of the information.

Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor? I do not see a author anywhere “ Zimbabwe's massive diamond fields discovery to bring billions”

Are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations given? If yes, what are they? Organizational affiliations Because he/she she giving strong detail on the camps on gold mines

What are the author's qualifications to write on the topic? He/she has research, quotes and ect. so they knew what to do to show evidence

Is there contact information, such as a publisher or e-mail address? No they do not

Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source?

examples: .com .edu .gov .org  It’s .com so many people must go to this website to see what is going on around the world

Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the informational content.

Where does the information come from? http://www.theafricareport.com/Southern-Africa/zimbabwes-massive-diamond-fields-discovery-to-bring-billions.html

Is the information supported by evidence? Yes he/she has many quotes and data on the situation

Has the information been reviewed or refereed? I would say refereed because it shows 923 people who have shared the information

Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge? I would say both

Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion? I guess it would be bias although the writer does not have a a claim on the topic

Are there obvious errors (spelling, grammar, etc.)? No

Purpose: The reason the information exists.

What is the purpose of the information? to inform? teach? sell? entertain? persuade? To inform readers of the treatment of the Zimbabwe gold miners in camps

Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear? More of their purpose was the one that was more clear

Is the information fact? opinion? propaganda? It is fact

Does the point of view appear objective and impartial? Objective

Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases? I would say institutional

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Currency: The timeliness of the information.

When was the information published or posted? May 10 , 2008

Has the information been revised or updated? No it hasn’t been neither

Is the information current or out-of date for your topic? It’s current

Are the links functional? Yes

Relevance:The importance of the information for your needs.

Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question? In a way it does but not all the way there information missing.

Who is the intended audience? Is directed to the government of Zimbabwe and the people.

Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs)? No it’s very blunt and graphic.

Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one you will use? Yes

Authority: The source of the information.

Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor? Telegraph.co.uk

Are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations given? If yes, what are they? Not really

What are the author's qualifications to write on the topic? A journalist was sent there.

Is there contact information, such as a publisher or e-mail address? No

Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source? Yes

examples: .com .edu .gov .org

Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the informational content.

Where does the information come from? Research

Is the information supported by evidence? Yes

Has the information been reviewed or refereed? I have no idea

Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge? No

Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion? It is there should’ve been more added

Are there obvious errors (spelling, grammar, etc.)? No

Purpose: The reason the information exists.

What is the purpose of the information? to inform? teach? sell? entertain? persuade? Inform

Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear? Yes

Is the information fact? opinion? propaganda? Fact

Does the point of view appear objective and impartial? Objective

Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases? Institutional

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In 2008 , there was a women named Mary who had to go to an torture camp and it wasn’t so pleasant she was naked .  There were other females to in the article it says thet world sing and dance.  They planned a march before the upcoming election. But what she did didn’t go has planned so they ignored her and basicallly they made her mouth bleed so bad that it was gushing out uncontrollably.

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Does Your Web Site Pass the CRAAP Test?

Currency: The timeliness of the information.

When was the information published or posted? September 15, 2016

Has the information been revised or updated? No it has not

Is the information current or out-of date for your topic? It is current because it’s happened within the last six years, and it’s talking about someone being tortures in Zimbabwe

Are the links functional? Yes

Relevance:T .he imp.ortance of the information for your needs.

Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question? Yes it does

Who is the intended audience? I believe that it was written to be read nationally so that everyone could be aware

Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs)? Yes, anyone can understand what they are exactly talking about

Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one you will use?

No, I saw this website at the top and it looked very interesting

Authority: The source of the information.

Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor? No author - “Tajamuka activist 'tortured' in Zimbabwe”

Are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations given? If yes, what are they? No the author isn’t talking about any of his/her credentials and not even really his/her organizational affiliations, but because I have to choose I would say organizational affiliations because it’s almost like the writer wanted whoever it is to read it to know of the torture in Zimbabwe because it concerns him

What are the author's qualifications to write on the topic? The writer seems to be a very strong researcher

Is there contact information, such as a publisher or e-mail address? No there is not

Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source?

examples: .com .edu .gov .org It ends with .com which means it’s a genertic common website that many people are drawn to

Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the informational content.

Where does the information come from? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37373378#

Is the information supported by evidence? Yes

Has the information been reviewed or refereed? I’m not quite sure

Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge? Yes

Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion? I wouldn’t quite say bias or free of emotion but the writer seems to put very strong emotion in his/her knowledge

Are there obvious errors (spelling, grammar, etc.)? No

Purpose: The reason the information exists.

What is the purpose of the information? to inform? teach? sell? entertain? persuade? To inform the reader of what is going on around us

Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear? Yes

Is the information fact? opinion? propaganda? Fact

Does the point of view appear objective and impartial? Objective

Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases? Political

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In 2016 President Robert Mugabe ordered for repression against thousands whom were peacefully protesting against the violations of their economic system. In result the President went against the 2013 written constitution

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Someone went undercover to show the violence against the Zimbabwean people. And it was then when you could see that many of the Zimbabwe military and police are running torture camps . Many of the tortured camps are placed on diamond mining areas. In there the Zimbabwean prisoners are beaten, raped, and ect.. Mainly, they are forced to dig for diamonds

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Silvanos Mudzova was at the forefront of the protect against Zimbabewean President but was later blindfolded and taken from his home to be tortured.

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Silvanos Mudzova was at the forefront of the protect against Zimbabewean President but was later blindfolded and taken from his home to be tortured.