hashtag activism

A protester holds up a street sign with President Robert Mugabe name on it as Zimbabwe opposition supporters clash with police during a protest march for electoral reforms on August 26, 2016 in Harare. Riots erupted in Zimbabwe's capital Harare after poli

Can Hashtags And Pop-Up Protests Topple A Leader?

6:05am October 21, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

It's hashtags vs. Robert Mugabe. Social media is proving a new kind of challenge to Zimbabwe's strong-armed autocrat.