before being released on September 22.148 An executive member of PTUZ told Human Rights Watch that the arrest was political persecution following PTUZ’s call for a national teachers’ strike to protest low salaries.149 In yet another sign of unchanged attitudes, Human Rights Watch received information that a police disciplinary committee on September 24, 2008, ordered the detention of serving police officer and former national football star Masimba Dinyero for 21 days for criticizing ZANU-PF leader Robert Mugabe in a casual discussion with fellow officers.150 At the same time, media reports suggest that Police Commissioner Chihuri met Mugabe and again threatened to resign if MDC were assigned the Home Affairs Ministry in a new government of national unity, stating that he was not prepared to work directly under any MDC minister.151 A dispute between MDC and ZANU-PF over who should serve as home affairs minister is one reason why the September 15 power-sharing agreement has reached the point of collapse. More recently, on October 16, police arrested several WOZA supporters in Bulawayo, briefly detained them and later released all but two without charge.152 The two who remain in custody are the leaders of WOZA, Jenni Williams and Magondonga Mahlangu who have been charged with disturbing peace and are being denied bail.153 On October 27 police tear-gassed and beat about 150 activists from the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) and the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) who were holding a peaceful demonstration in Harare. The police arrested 42 women from the WCoZ. The demonstrators were calling for a resolution to the political 148 Human Rights Watch telephone interview with an executive member of PTUZ familiar with the case, September 27, 2008. 149 Human Rights Watch telephone interview with an executive member of PTUZ, September 27, 2008. 150 Human Rights Watch telephone interview with a police officer familiar with the case, October 4, 2008. 151 “Chihuri threatens to resign,” The Zimbabwean, October 2, 2008, http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15562:chihuri-threatens-toresign&catid=31:top%20zimbabwe%20stories&Itemid=66 (accessed October 10, 2008). 152 “Williams and Mahlangu remain in custody in Mlondolozi Prison – third week,” WOZA Press Statement, November 3, 2008, www.wozazimbabwe.org (accessed November 3, 2008). 153 Ibid. “Our Hands Are Tied” 42