Zimbabwe by DeNaisha Hampton https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui Protest in Zimbabwe leads to the torturing the people. en-us 2018-03-26 15:47:01 UTC 2025-10-06 22:30:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Silvanos Mudzova was at the forefront of the protect against Zimbabewean President but was later blindfolded and taken from his home to be tortured. mshropshire19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246580356 2018-03-27 16:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246580356 mshropshire19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246714074 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  ]]> 2018-03-27 23:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246714074 mshropshire19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246730966 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 ]]> 2018-03-28 01:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246730966 dhampton19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246738726 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.]]> 2018-03-28 01:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246738726 dhampton19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246739881 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Is the information current or out-of date for your topic?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 

]]> 2018-03-28 01:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246739881 mshropshire19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246741431  
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

 
]]> 2018-03-28 02:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246741431 mshropshire19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246741798 Does Your Web Site Pass the CRAAP Test? 


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



]]> 2018-03-28 02:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246741798 mshropshire19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246742166 Does Your Web Site Pass the CRAAP Test? 


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




]]> 2018-03-28 02:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246742166 dhampton19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246743422 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.

]]> 2018-03-28 02:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246743422 dhampton19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246743719 Currency: The timeliness of the information. 
When was the information published or posted?March 16 ,2017 
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
         examples: .com .edu .gov .org 

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

Where does the information come from? Current events 
Is the information supported by evidence? Yes 
Has the information been reviewed or refereed? Yes
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
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? Impartial 
Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases? Political 

]]> 2018-03-28 02:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246743719 mshropshire19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246745854 Does Your Web Site Pass the CRAAP Test? 


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. 

  • Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor? It does not say
  • Are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations given? If yes, what are they? Organizational affiliation because the write has strong evidence to support what it was that they were talking about
  • 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?
         examples: .com .edu .gov .org It’s .org because it’s more of an organization to support

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
  • Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge? No I couldn’t
  • Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion? More of the bias side
  • Are there obvious errors (spelling, grammar, etc.)? No there isn’t 

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? Their purpose 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


]]> 2018-03-28 02:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/246745854 dhampton19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/247101766 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.]]> 2018-03-28 23:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/247101766 dhampton19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/247107712 Currency: The timeliness of the information. 

  • 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
         examples: .com .edu .gov .org

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 
]]> 2018-03-29 00:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/247107712 Ethan Orsette https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/247307135 article #1]]> 2018-03-29 15:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/247307135 dhampton19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/247308953 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.]]> 2018-03-29 16:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/247308953 Ethan Orsette https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/247317160 article #1 CRAAP test]]> 2018-03-29 16:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/247317160 dhampton19 https://padlet.com/dhampton19/8h7pvg1gmqui/wish/247492817 Currency: The timeliness of the information.
When was the information published or posted? Decmeber 28 ,2016
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? everyone in 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? freedom house
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?  evryone was given time to speak about whats going on
Is there contact information, such as a publisher or e-mail address? no
Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source? no
         examples: .com .edu .gov .org

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

Where does the information come from? https://freedomhouse.org/article/joint-civil-society-statement-zimbabwe-must-respect-freedom-assembly-and-human-rights
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
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 whats going on in zimababwe
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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