Hundreds more activists have gone into hiding in Zimbabwe as security agencies intensify a crackdown launched shortly after the election 10 days ago.
Millions of people cast votes in the poll, the first since the ousting of Robert Mugabe last year.
The victor was Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former aide to Mugabe and a stalwart of the Zanu-PF party, which has ruled since independence from Britain in 1980.
Nelson Chamisa, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change leader, has said his party will challenge the “illegitimate and fraudulent” election in the courts.
The poll was seen as a potential turning point for Zimbabwe, which desperately needs foreign investment to avoid economic breakdown.
But hopes for dramatic and immediate change have been dashed by violence and alleged human rights abuses since the election.
Tendai Biti, a senior MDC leader, was arrested at the country’s border with Zambia on…
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