constantly harassed by unidentified men on the whereabouts of Emmanuel Mugoro who is an MDC alliance agent who also disserted his house. f) Raids of Offices and Homes, Suspicious Visits – MDC Alliance offices and members’ homes were raided across the country. Other raids were reported from people who acted as polling agents for the opposition. A number of civil society members have also been visited at their homes, and arbitrary searches have been done. Whilst in most cases those responsible were in civilian clothes (identifying themselves as police), in some instances, armed uniformed members of the police and army have also been involved. Two (2) civil society organisations and their leaders have reported raids at their homes and had their offices visited by suspected security personnel. g) Attacks on journalists- Four (4) cases of violation of freedom of the media have been documented so far and these include: On 1 August, A soldier assaulted I.M, a freelance journalist while she covered events unfolding at the corner of Robert Mugabe & Rotten Row. The journalist reported that the soldier whipped her with electrical cables. She suffered minor injuries as a result. On 1 August, D C, a freelance journalist was stoned on the forehead when a crowd that had gathered outside the Rainbow Towers Hotel turned rowdy and started hurling missiles. The crowd was trying to force its way onto the Hotel grounds where the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) had set up its elections command centre. The journalist was standing behind police officers that were guarding the gate when he was stoned. On 1 August, a Southern Africa correspondent at the Financial Times was threatened by a soldier raise with an AK 47 assault rifle and threatened to shoot him on 1 August during the MDC Alliance demonstration. On 3 August, Newsday journalist T. S was detained for close to three hours by soldiers in Harare’s high-density suburb of Kuwadzana despite identifying himself as a journalist. During his detention, he was instructed not to take pictures as the army executed its operation. On 3 August anti-riot police temporarily blocked journalists access to the MDC Alliance press conference called for by the party leader Nelson Chamisa at the Bronte Hotel. h) Arrests- Following the 1st of August protests, police officers cracked down on opposition leaders and supporters. Approximately fifty one (51) people including Tendai Biti one of the MDC-Alliance principals have been arrested 11