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Here is a really disturbing report about Robert Mugabe's reaction to the recent strike by the opposition in Zimbabwe.
Eyewitness: Zimbabwe torture victim
Hundreds of people say they were assaulted after the strike
Zimbabwe has seen hundreds of arrests since last week's strike, with allegations made of brutal treatment. Patricia, an official with the Movement for Democratic Change in Harare, told the BBC of her ordeal.
I was fast asleep at 1pm when I heard them knocking at my door. I thought they were thieves. The soldiers pushed the door open.
They were many, some were in civvies.
They had guns, ropes, baton sticks. They asked who Patricia was.
I said: "I am Patricia".
They took the urine from my kid and said: 'Drink it'
Patricia, MDC
They asked if I was the secretary of the MDC.
I said "Yes".
They said: "Bring your particulars of the MDC."
I said: "I don't have any."
'We want to kill her'
They said: "You are a prostitute of [MDC leader Morgan] Tsvangirai, so we are going to take this condom and put it on this gun and get it into you, because Tsvangirai is doing this to you and you enjoy having sex with him".
I told them I had never had sex with Tsvangirai and they said: "That is your boyfriend and you should suffer for this."
They put the gun inside me and they asked me if I was enjoying it.
Riot policeman in Harare flees stone-throwers
The strike was marred by violent incidents
I said: "It is painful."
They said: "It is not painful because when you have it with Tsvangirai you'll be smiling."
They forced me to make noises as though I was having sex with a man.
I did.
When my brother heard that I was being assaulted, he came out from his house to my room and said: "What is happening?"
He was told to shut up and was beaten and made to get into the toilet.
They opened the taps and water was running all over his body and asked: "Why are you living with this MDC person here? We want to kill her."
They started beating me up.
They took the urine from my kid and said: "Drink it."
I first refused but the way they were beating me and they wanted to put the gun again, so I had to drink it.
After drinking it, they said they wanted to see the urine flowing.
I said: "I don't have any urine."
They said: "We know you have it. You have to do it now before we kill you."
So I had to do the urine standing.
They said: "We want to see it flowing by your feet."
So I did.
I am afraid of meeting them again. I don't know what they will do.
They have already killed me.
I have to carry on. I just want revenge.
Eyewitness: Zimbabwe torture victim
Hundreds of people say they were assaulted after the strike
Zimbabwe has seen hundreds of arrests since last week's strike, with allegations made of brutal treatment. Patricia, an official with the Movement for Democratic Change in Harare, told the BBC of her ordeal.
I was fast asleep at 1pm when I heard them knocking at my door. I thought they were thieves. The soldiers pushed the door open.
They were many, some were in civvies.
They had guns, ropes, baton sticks. They asked who Patricia was.
I said: "I am Patricia".
They took the urine from my kid and said: 'Drink it'
Patricia, MDC
They asked if I was the secretary of the MDC.
I said "Yes".
They said: "Bring your particulars of the MDC."
I said: "I don't have any."
'We want to kill her'
They said: "You are a prostitute of [MDC leader Morgan] Tsvangirai, so we are going to take this condom and put it on this gun and get it into you, because Tsvangirai is doing this to you and you enjoy having sex with him".
I told them I had never had sex with Tsvangirai and they said: "That is your boyfriend and you should suffer for this."
They put the gun inside me and they asked me if I was enjoying it.
Riot policeman in Harare flees stone-throwers
The strike was marred by violent incidents
I said: "It is painful."
They said: "It is not painful because when you have it with Tsvangirai you'll be smiling."
They forced me to make noises as though I was having sex with a man.
I did.
When my brother heard that I was being assaulted, he came out from his house to my room and said: "What is happening?"
He was told to shut up and was beaten and made to get into the toilet.
They opened the taps and water was running all over his body and asked: "Why are you living with this MDC person here? We want to kill her."
They started beating me up.
They took the urine from my kid and said: "Drink it."
I first refused but the way they were beating me and they wanted to put the gun again, so I had to drink it.
After drinking it, they said they wanted to see the urine flowing.
I said: "I don't have any urine."
They said: "We know you have it. You have to do it now before we kill you."
So I had to do the urine standing.
They said: "We want to see it flowing by your feet."
So I did.
I am afraid of meeting them again. I don't know what they will do.
They have already killed me.
I have to carry on. I just want revenge.
to Mugabe. I really hope the unrest will oust him.
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