Zimbabwe ? More than 300 frightened Zimbabweans sought shelter at the U.S. embassy Thursday in their capital, Harare, part of a wave of people fleeing what opposition activists describe as continued beatings, threats, house burnings and killings by militias loyal to President Robert Mugabe.

Activists reported that most of the 900 command bases set up by the ruling party to intimidate the population into voting for Mugabe in last week’s presidential runoff are still operating. They claimed that nine people have been killed since Mugabe’s victory, taking the total number of dead in election-related violence to 95.

They also alleged that people in some areas were beaten for not voting; in others they were punished for too many spoiled votes or too many votes against Mugabe.