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Rapes by Zimbabwe troops go unreported as victims fear reprisals

Protesters stand behind a burning barricade during protests on a road leading to Harare, Zimbabwe, on January 15, 2019. [Photo, Reuters]

Sekai Hwangwa was asleep when soldiers carrying guns burst into her home in Zimbabwe's capital during a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests this month and beat and raped her.

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