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This has taken the form of threats to repeat the \u201c2008 violence\u201d if the ruling ZANU-PF loses the July 30 elections;\u00a0\u00a0\u201cdeal\u201d with opposition supporters after the elections; evict opposition supporters (mainly National Patriotic Front (NPF) and the MDC Alliance) from the communities; directives to village headmen (traditional leaders) to record and keep a list of names of all opposition supporters; and, demands for opposition supporters to hand over their party t-shirts and \u201crepent\u201d from supporting the opposition. In some rural districts ZANU-PF officials allegedly refused to give food aid or farm inputs to opposition supporters, giving only registered voters who pledged to support ZANU-PF.\u00a0\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/36214\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201807africa_zimbabwe_election5.jpg?itok=V6jT0Ab_ 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201807africa_zimbabwe_election5.jpg?itok=uvg2QRuw 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201807africa_zimbabwe_election5.jpg?itok=uvg2QRuw\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u00221133\u0022 alt=\u0022Photo of young men standing next to sacks of food aid.\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EZANU-PF officials in party t-shirts at Bopoma, Zimbabwe where they allegedly denied social welfare food aid to several NPF supporters.\u00a0\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2018 Human Rights Watch\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, today, in Mashonaland East, Chikomba Central Constituency, villagers told Human Rights Watch that a Ward 17 ZANU-PF councilor demanded that all people receiving food aid at Masasa in Chivhu should pledge to vote for ZANU-PF and present their voter registration slips. Zimbabwe faces a severe food shortage that has rendered millions dependent on food aid.\u00a0\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/36215\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201807africa_zimbabwe_election6.jpg?itok=znPlZg4m 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201807africa_zimbabwe_election6.jpg?itok=3BxvOCJR 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201807africa_zimbabwe_election6.jpg?itok=3BxvOCJR\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u00221133\u0022 alt=\u0022A page from a notebook with writing from a blue pen.\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EApparent ZANU-PF district meeting minutes, recorded in Shona, Village 9, Hurungwe East, Mashonaland West province.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2018 Human Rights Watch\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Nyanga yesterday evening, the wife of a village head allegedly forcibly seized food aid allocations to 11 people whom she accused of supporting the MDC Alliance. Those who lost their allocations told Human Rights Watch they had each received 50kilogram bags of maize yesterday from the government\u2019s social welfare department at a primary school in Nyanga.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EWitnesses told us that on July 19, a ZANU-PF councilor candidate for Ward 19, in Chitungwiza North during a door-to-door campaign told residents, \u201cZimbabwe is a country of bloodshed and graves, it came through bloodshed, we will not allow it to go through the vote. Do not be misled, if the vote was relevant we would not have gone to war.\u201d\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Rushinga constituency, Mashonaland Central province, several NPF supporters who spoke to Human Rights Watch said they were denied social welfare food aid at Bopoma on July 14 by ZANU-PF ward chairpersons in party regalia at the distribution point. 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