{"id":649,"date":"2011-01-07T18:31:36","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T01:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freedimensional.org\/?p=649"},"modified":"2017-04-03T07:18:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T07:18:56","slug":"theatre-actors-imprisoned-in-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fd.artistsafety.net\/2011\/01\/theatre-actors-imprisoned-in-zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre actors imprisoned in Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"_mcePaste\"><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 19.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"> <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 19px;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-650\" href=\"http:\/\/freedimensional.org\/2011\/01\/theatre-actors-imprisoned-in-zimbabwe\/rituals_zim\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-650\" title=\"rituals_zim\" src=\"http:\/\/freedimensional.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/rituals_zim-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fd.artistsafety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/rituals_zim-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fd.artistsafety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/rituals_zim.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The cast of <em>Rituals<\/em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"> a sequel to the play <\/span><em>Heal the Wound<\/em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"> (2009) which dealt with the wounds of the political violence in Zimbabwe&#8217;s harmonized general elections of 2008, was arrested in the city of Mutare, Zimbabwe where they are currently touring. In an interview last night, Daves <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rives.es\/es\/rayban.php\" title=\"Ray Ban outlet\">Ray Ban outlet<\/a> Guzha the Producer of the play said that &#8220;it is unfortunate that the police arrested the cast when the play was cleared by the censorship board.&#8221; Guzha and the\u00a0Lawyers for Human Rights group are working together to facilitate their release. \u00a0Due to this incident and <a href=\"http:\/\/freedimensional.org\/2010\/11\/zimbabwe-artist-maseko-finalist-for-freedom-to-create-prize\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000f6;\">other repressive acts<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0the Zimbabwe Theatre Association (ZiTA), Bulawayo Arts Forum (BAF), Visual Art Association Bulawayo (VAAB), Savanna Arts Trust, Global Arts Trust,\u00a0the Nhimbe Trust\u00a0and Homegrown Arts have joined to create a new alliance called the <strong>Coalition against Censorship Zimbabwe<\/strong><\/span> (CACZ). \u00a0CACZ seeks to: \u00a0Educate and empower art creators, promoters and consumers to defend the freedom to create; Monitor, document and issue Alerts on current censorship issues and violations on free creative expression; Inform and influence judicial opinions, policy and legislation impacting on freedom of creative expression; and Provide educational resources, training and legal aid to individuals and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jovencitosconcamara.com\" title=\"http:\/\/www.jovencitosconcamara.com\">http:\/\/www.jovencitosconcamara.com<\/a> cultural organizations responding to incidencies of artistic censorship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><em>Text for this blog is taken from an email from the Nhimbe Trust, and the image is by Kudzanai Chiurai in an<a href=\"http:\/\/www.africancolours.com\/african-art-features\/180\/zimbabwe\/yellow_lines_from_harare_to_johannesburg.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0000f6; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"> article on African Colours<\/span><\/a>.<\/em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<iframe id=\"basic_facebook_social_plugins_likebutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Ffd.artistsafety.net%2F2011%2F01%2Ftheatre-actors-imprisoned-in-zimbabwe%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=&amp;action=recommend&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cast of Rituals a sequel to the play Heal the Wound (2009) which dealt with the wounds of the political violence in Zimbabwe&#8217;s harmonized general elections of 2008, was arrested in the city of Mutare, Zimbabwe where they are currently touring. 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