A campaign poster for President Robert Mugabe is posted along a city street June 21, 2008 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Human rights groups have accused Mugabe's ruling party of mass voter intimidation and violence against the political opposition ahead of the scheduled June 27 presidential runoff vote between President Mugabe and opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai. © John Moore/Getty Images

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Zimbabwe Crisis Reports

Years active: 2008-2012

Evicted Urban Poor Held in Camps

With their homes and livelihoods destroyed, the future looks bleak for the victims of the government’s mass demolition project.

Opposition Under Attack

Paranoia reigns in Harare where the government is jumping at shadows.

Urban Demolition Seen as Retribution

The destruction of homes in Zimbabwe’s cities is the finale to the government’s long-held plan to crush the opposition.

Mass Clearances Hit Smallest Towns

While the spotlight has been on the destruction of homes in the cities, people are being displaced all across the country.

Zimbabwe: Driving Out the Rubbish

Government sells its massive demolition programme as regeneration, but many believe it is designed to remove populations from “disloyal” urban constituencies.