The cost of freedom of expression, human rights for individuals and preventing the demise of democracy

On 20 February this year at the UN human rights NGO summit in Geneva, after delivering what was a heartfelt speech on my personal experiences as a prisoner of conscience in Zimbabwe, my world came crashing down on me – my life as I knew it was altered, the path and plans which I had under my control all today hang in the balance of a threat which remains too chilling to contemplate.

Following my speech the government of Zimbabwe, through the current Minister of Information, Mr Soda Zhemu, announced that I was an undesirable citizen who deserved to be thrown into prison for at least ten years. He spoke on national TV prime time news and the front page of the State controlled newspaper, The Herald.

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