Zimbabwe comedian ‘abducted and beaten’ in capital

Samantha Kureya, known as Gonyeti, has been critical of the police and government in her skits. Her relatives say she was taken from her home on Wednesday night, beaten and forced to drink sewage. Police have not yet commented on her abduction. We’ll hear from one of her friends and fellow comedian, Sharon Chideu.

Also in the programme: why South Korea has ended a significant intelligence-sharing pact with Japan; and we hear from the Russian couple who’ve been threatened with having their children taken into care after bringing their baby to an opposition protest.

(Picture: Comedian Samantha Kureya. Credit: BBC)