Two employees of Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) were arrested on May 21, 2010 after a police raid on their offices. Police alleged to have found pornographic material. The activists complained they had been tortured. Ellen Chademana and Ignatius Muhambi were released on May 28 by paying USD 200 each, and were placed under stringent bail conditions including reporting to the police twice a week and surrendering their passports.
> Zimbabwe: Drop Charges Against Rights Defenders – Stop Attacks, Politically Motivated Prosecutions Against Gays and Lesbians, a letter by ARC-International, Human Rights Watch, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, JASS-Just Associates, Protection International
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> Zimbabwe Police Raids Home of GALZ Director, RadioVop Zimbabwe
> Zimbabwe Gay Activists Charged With Insulting Robert Mugabe, OnTop Magazine
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> Zimbabwe Police Raid Gay Group Offices, Arrest Two, The Body
> Zimbabwean gay activists arrested, Pink News