Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum: Report on political violence in Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Midlands 4 June, Mutare Residents repulsed a group of war veterans trying to terrorize them; war veterans trying to invade a farm whose owner is popular amongst the villagers were forced to retreat thrice by villagers. 4 June, Sakubva Residents beat up Zanu (PF) supporters trying to force them to join a rally addressed by the Mashonaland East provincial governor Border Gezi. 8 June, Honde Valley: At least 90 MDC supporters have been left homeless after attacks on their homes by Zanu (PF) supporters, as we reported last week; the MDC candidate for Mutasa, Evelyn Masaiti, says her supporters in the area continue receiving threats of violence. 7 June, Chimanimani Farm workers were prevented from marching into town by police, when they wanted to demonstrate against unpaid wages promised to them by war veterans when they invaded the farm they are working on. 16 June, Chimanimani Inspector Patrick Mashayamombe, police chief in Chimanimani, had to take up a junior post in Mutare, after accusations that he sympathized with the MDC; the report has not been confirmed by his superiors. 18 June, Makoni East War veterans and Zanu (PF) supporters were abducting children from schools for training, forcing them to attend night-long pungwes, mainly from Romsley resettlement area. Some weeks previously a Form 3 pupil was severely beaten up for refusing to attend one of the sessions. 19 June, Buhera Several persons believed to be MDC supporters were assaulted and had their homes burnt down in Buhera North constituency by a group of war veterans led by Tom Zimucha and Bernard Makuve. In a suspected reprisal, two war veterans had their houses burnt down the following day. 20 June, Nyanga Mr. Joseph Munondo, the MDC youth chairperson in Ruwange Ward in Nyanga, has again been harassed by Zanu (PF) supporters, after having received death threats earlier, in the presence of Daily News reporters. 20 June, Rusape A ZUPCO bus conductor, Mr. Olphan Wilson, became indirectly a victim of the ongoing political violence in the country, when he died after nurses at Chikore Clinic refused to open the clinic at night because of the political violence in the area. Mr. Wilson had been stabbed in the neck by a passenger. 24 June, Makoni North A Catholic priest was assaulted here last Tuesday by Zanu (PF) supporters, allegedly because be accepted a donation from the MDC candidate Mr. Mangoma, to help purchase medicines for the mission hospital. 24 June, Save The CFU reports that at Save Conservatory a mobile polling station was accompanied by Zanu (PF) youths, whilst two MDC vehicles were stoned. In both cases no international observers were present. MASHONALAND WEST Deaths On 25 April, Kariba A large group of war veterans, led by Rex Jesus, abducted 18 MDC supporters and brutally assaulted them as a result of which two died. 4