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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

Zimbabwean activist who alleges harrowing torture by suspected state security now living in terror in Europe

Amnesty International

A Zimbabwean human rights activist who alleges she was subjected to harrowing torture after she was abducted by suspected state security services said she still lives in terror despite fleeing the country.

Speaking to The Independent in her first media interview since the alleged torture, Netsai Marova told of how she keeps her curtains closed and “panics” at the mere sound of footsteps.

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