Zimbabwe on Tuesday threatened to crack down on social media activists pressing to oust President Robert Mugabe’s government, and warned of the turmoil that followed the Arab Spring.
Referring to activists working with “diaspora cyber-terrorists,” information minister Christopher Mushohwe cautioned: “They must be warned that the long arm of the law is encircling them.”
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The comments at a press conference in the capital Harare come after a series of street protests in recent weeks, protesting at Zimbabwe’s faltering economy and fuelled by Internet activism.
Mushohwe said the government would deal with social media activists and warned it was “closely watching the activities of these subversive elements”.
Last week, Mugabe accused his opponents — including popular pastor Evan Mawarire, the figurehead of recent demonstrations — against trying to topple him through protest “like in the Arab countries”, a refrain picked up by Mushohwe on Tuesday.
AFP
