Summary of Violations for June In June 2018, 55 cases of Organized Violence and Torture (OVT) were reported and documented from across the country. There was an increase in both cases of overt and covert forms of violence. Covert forms manifested in the form of harassment and intimidation, violation of freedom of the expression and of the media. The table below summarizes cases of OVT for June 2018. NB: The following notes should be put into consideration when reading these cases: § Human rights violations contained in this report are derived from statements made to the Forum’s Public Interest Unit, its member and partner organisations. § The identities of victims whose names have not been published in the press and are not public officials are protected. This is done in order to protect the victim from further violence, intimidation and possible reprisals. § The Report cannot be considered as the exhaustive record of all incidents of politicallymotivated violence in Zimbabwe in the period under review. Nevertheless, every incident reported to the Forum directly or through its members is meticulously documented and included in the report. TABLE 4: Reported Incidents of OVT September 2017 Date Violation Violation Narration Number of victims Perpetrator 02 June Assault Prosper Mutseyami the MDC T Member of Parliament for Musikavanhu Constituency in Mutare was allegedly assaulted with an iron rode on his head and lost his iPhone 7 cellphone in the process at Nandos Mutare when unknown MDC T youths who are allegedly aligned to Mutseyami's political rival Lynette Karenyi attacked him. 1 MDC-T Alliance 02 June Assault The St Mary's Chitungwiza sitting MP Unganayi Tarusenga and a group of MDC T youths loyal to him reportedly attacked and physically assaulted with fists Hillary Gwata on allegations that Gwata disrupted and rigged the primary elections for the 1 MDC-T Alliance 22