Was kidnapped , beaten days after election for challenging land grabs . Reports of farmers appealing to 14-nation tribunal for relief from Zimbabwe land grabs . John Freeth recalls being beaten with a shambock , a whip made of hippo hide . `` They dragged me out of the vehicle and began beating me over the head with rifle butts , '' Freeth said . Mike and Angela Campbell -- 75 and married -- still recovering from June beating .
Was kidnapped , beaten days after election for challenging land grabs . Reports of farmers appealing to 14-nation tribunal for relief from Zimbabwe land grabs . John Freeth recalls being beaten with a shambock , a whip made of hippo hide . Mike and Angela Campbell -- 75 and married -- still recovering from June beating .