MUGABE 'RESPOSIBLE' FOR ATTACKS
Chamisa said unidentified men hit him and ran.
The United States has said it holds Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe "personally responsible" for the recent attacks on opposition figures.
MP Nelson Chamisa said he was severely beaten by unknown men at Harare airport on Sunday as he tried to leave, while scores were beaten last week.
Two of those were prevented from leaving the country to seek medical treatment for their injuries.
President Mugabe has said his western critics can "go hang".
He blames the violence on the opposition, who he says are backed by western countries opposed to his rule.
This is strongly denied by the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), whose leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he was severely assaulted by police after being arrested a week ago.
There is no security. There is no protection. All of us are at risk
Nelson ChamisaMDC spokesman
"We hold President Mugabe personally responsible for these actions, and call on him to allow all Zimbabweans the right to live without fear and to fully participate in the political process," said US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.
Earlier, the African Union urged Harare to respect human rights in the country.
In a statement, the pan-African body also called for a "constructive dialogue" to resolve Zimbabwe's deepening crisis.
'Arbitrary act'
Mr Chamisa, an MDC spokesman, had been on his way to attend an Africa Caribbean Pacific-EU meeting in Belgium.
He said he had been approached by unidentified men as he got out of his car outside the departures' hall at Harare Airport.
MP Nelson Chamisa said he was severely beaten by unknown men at Harare airport on Sunday as he tried to leave, while scores were beaten last week.
Two of those were prevented from leaving the country to seek medical treatment for their injuries.
President Mugabe has said his western critics can "go hang".
He blames the violence on the opposition, who he says are backed by western countries opposed to his rule.
This is strongly denied by the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), whose leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he was severely assaulted by police after being arrested a week ago.
There is no security. There is no protection. All of us are at risk
Nelson ChamisaMDC spokesman
"We hold President Mugabe personally responsible for these actions, and call on him to allow all Zimbabweans the right to live without fear and to fully participate in the political process," said US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.
Earlier, the African Union urged Harare to respect human rights in the country.
In a statement, the pan-African body also called for a "constructive dialogue" to resolve Zimbabwe's deepening crisis.
'Arbitrary act'
Mr Chamisa, an MDC spokesman, had been on his way to attend an Africa Caribbean Pacific-EU meeting in Belgium.
He said he had been approached by unidentified men as he got out of his car outside the departures' hall at Harare Airport.
"I was suddenly surrounded by, I think, about eight men," he said later.
"One wore a green t-shirt. The other ones had suits. Then I was hit, I think about three times... Then I fell to the ground."
Mr Chamisa said he had seen his attackers running off towards two vehicles without registration plates.
He has now been admitted to hospital in Harare where his doctor says he has a fractured skull.
"There is no security. There is no protection. All of us are at risk," Mr Chamisa said.
Arthur Mutambara, the leader of one of the factions of the MDC, was re-arrested on Saturday.
Senior MDC officials Grace Kwinje and Sekai Holland tried to go to South Africa to receive specialist treatment on Saturday evening, Tafadzwa Mugabe, a lawyer who accompanied them, told the BBC's World Today programme.
They were among a number of activists who say they were beaten while in police custody after being arrested last week.
Tafadzwa Mugabe said all their papers were in order but - just before boarding the flight - the authorities said the two women needed an additional "clearance letter from the ministry of health".
"This was just an arbitrary act," the lawyer said, adding that they would be taking legal action.
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has told the BBC's Sunday AM programme that the situation has reached a critical stage.
"Things were bad, things are bad, but I think this crisis has reached the tipping point and we could be seeing the beginning of the end of this dictatorship," he said.
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"One wore a green t-shirt. The other ones had suits. Then I was hit, I think about three times... Then I fell to the ground."
Mr Chamisa said he had seen his attackers running off towards two vehicles without registration plates.
He has now been admitted to hospital in Harare where his doctor says he has a fractured skull.
"There is no security. There is no protection. All of us are at risk," Mr Chamisa said.
Arthur Mutambara, the leader of one of the factions of the MDC, was re-arrested on Saturday.
Senior MDC officials Grace Kwinje and Sekai Holland tried to go to South Africa to receive specialist treatment on Saturday evening, Tafadzwa Mugabe, a lawyer who accompanied them, told the BBC's World Today programme.
They were among a number of activists who say they were beaten while in police custody after being arrested last week.
Tafadzwa Mugabe said all their papers were in order but - just before boarding the flight - the authorities said the two women needed an additional "clearance letter from the ministry of health".
"This was just an arbitrary act," the lawyer said, adding that they would be taking legal action.
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has told the BBC's Sunday AM programme that the situation has reached a critical stage.
"Things were bad, things are bad, but I think this crisis has reached the tipping point and we could be seeing the beginning of the end of this dictatorship," he said.
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