Zimbabwe activists jailed awaiting charges they lied about torture

MDF youth leaders gave graphic accounts of beatings and sexual assault to media

Three female opposition activists in Zimbabwe who gave detailed accounts of torture, humiliation and sexual assault by unidentified state agents have been ordered to remain in prison to face charges that they invented their ordeal.

The three women, all leaders of the Movement for Democratic Change's youth section, have been held in the infamous Chirubi high-security jail since Friday. They face prison sentences of up to 20 years or a fine.