Last week five hundred students gathered outside the Zimbabwean Parliament to peacefully protest against the state of education in Zimbabwe. Five students, including Clever Bere, the President of ZINASU, were subjected to violent aggression and subsequent arrest by the police forces. NUS has a history of standing in solidarity with students across the globe, and Clever Bere, and Briliant Dube, the Vice President of ZINASU were recently in the UK as guests of NUS. We are concerned about the welfare of students in Zimbabwe and would like you to sign the following petition in support of our partners in ZINASU. As a student in the UK I am deeply disturbed by the aggressive use of force exhibited by the Zimbabwean authorities against a peaceful student protest held on the 14th October outside the Parliament building in Harare. This action is by no way in keeping with the spirit of the negotiated agreement between Zanu-PF and MDC. I, therefore, urge the authorities in Zimbabwe to ensure any charges are dropped against the students involved in the peaceful demonstration and bring an immediate end to the aggressive use of force against students. I also call upon the UK government and the international community to continue to exert pressure to bring a peaceful end to the crisis in Zimbabwe.