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13 Feb 2019

Marian Machekanyanga fears for her life if she is returned to Zimbabwe

Social Affairs Editor and Presenter

Human rights campaigners and immigration lawyers have raised concerns about the deportation of Zimbabwean citizens who fled to the UK during the regime of Robert Mugabe. Marian Machekanyanga worked for the government in Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe. After exposing government corruption, she says she feared for her life, fleeing to the UK 16 years ago in search of asylum She says even though Mugabe is gone, she’s still terrified of returning.