{"id":299868,"date":"2025-11-27T21:05:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T21:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-woman-who-paid-the-price-for-fighting-for-civil-rights-in-zimbabwe-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T21:05:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T21:05:50","slug":"the-woman-who-paid-the-price-for-fighting-for-civil-rights-in-zimbabwe-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-woman-who-paid-the-price-for-fighting-for-civil-rights-in-zimbabwe-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The woman who paid the price for fighting for civil rights in Zimbabwe | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8LC2mpfNZuo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The woman who paid the price for fighting for civil rights in Zimbabwe | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8LC2mpfNZuo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>This is the story of an extraordinary woman who has been fighting for civil rights in Zimbabwe, and has paid the price for it. When she was just 18, Namatai Kwekweza founded a nationwide youth-leadership organisation protesting economic hardship and the lack of democratic spaces. <\/p>\n<p>This came at the price of later being thrown into prison, and tortured. Namatai Kwekweza has become a leading voice in Zimbabwe&#8217;s social justice movement. Her organization WELEAD trains young leaders and pushes for their inclusion in political decision-making.<br \/>\nShe has now been awarded the 2025 German Africa Award for  her courage and her work inspiring a new generation.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n#zimbabwe #kwekweza #imprisonment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the story of an extraordinary woman who has been fighting for civil rights in Zimbabwe, and has paid the price for it. 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