Zimbabwean comedian goes into hiding after abduction and beating
by Jason Burke Africa correspondent from on (#4NSN9)
Satirist Samantha Kureya seized at home, stripped and forced to drink sewage
One of Zimbabwe's best-known comedians and political satirists is in hiding after being abducted from her home by unidentified armed men, then beaten, stripped and made to drink sewage.
The attack on Samantha Kureya is one of a series in recent weeks targeting critics of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF party.
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