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Zimbabwe Lawyers, Fearing for their Lives, Escape to South Africa

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06.08.08 posted by pondy 118 views no comments image
Activists say Zimbabwe may be facing an exodus of human rights lawyers because of a crackdown by President Robert Mugabe's regime. Now they are escaping to South Africa, with many facing the risk of death if they remain within the country. The opposition party leadership has been arrested off and on this past week and is in need of legal representation.
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04.25.08 posted by jason 163 views no comments image
Armed riot police have raided the headquarters of Zimbabwe's main opposition party in Harare and arrested scores of activists.The situation in Zimbabwe continues to spiral into a crisis that at any moment could turn violent. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has fled Zimbabwe, fearing for his safety. More election results are expected to be released this weekend.
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Human Rights Expert Witnesses Beatings and Brutality in Zimbabwe

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04.17.08 posted by jason 169 views no comments image
Hopes that post-election Zimbabwe would stay calm are beginning to deteriorate. Reports are trickling out of the countryside of beatings and even murders of pro-opposition supporters. With 80% of the country unemployed and many angry, the powder keg could ignite at any moment. In this report, a witness describes what he has seen and what could be a sign of things to come.
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Zimbabwe President Rails Against England

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04.18.08 posted by jason 150 views no comments image
Robert Mugabe accused England of trying to recolonize the country and of paying off his own people to turn against him. "Down with the British. Down with thieves who want to steal our country. Zimbabwe will never be a colony again. Never shall we retreat," Mugabe told a crowd of supporters. 3 weeks after the election Mugabe refuses to release the results.
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Election official: Zimbabwe Runoff will be Delayed, Perhaps up to 1 Year

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05.11.08 posted by jason 121 views no comments image
Zimbabwe's presidential runoff cannot take place in the time allotted by law, according to the head of the electoral commission. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has insisted the vote should be held within 21 days of the May 2 announcement of the results from the initial vote. However, Zimbabwean government officials have said the electoral commission has up to a year to hold the runoff.
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Zimbabwe War Veterans Seize White Owned Farms

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04.06.08 posted by jason 162 views no comments image
A campaign of intimidation is underway in Zimbabwe where the high court is set to rule shortly on if the government must release the full election results. Militant supporters of Robert Mugabe descended on some of Zimbabwe's last white-owned farms in an orchestrated campaign. Tensions have reached a new high in the country as the election outcome remains in doubt.
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Zimbabwe Crackdown Begins

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04.03.08 posted by jason 167 views no comments image
Police officers loyal to Robert Mugabe struck back at the opposition on Thursday, raiding its offices and arresting at least two foreign journalists covering the disputed presidential election, including a correspondent for the NY Times. An opposition spokesman said, "It is quite clear he has unleashed a war."
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Zimbabwe Gov't Claims Opposition Supporters Attack Army Camp, 1 Killed in Shootout

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04.28.08 posted by jason 125 views 1 comment image
Zimbabwe's government said one man was killed and two others were injured when opposition supporters tried to attack an army training camp. It's hard to believe that civilians would attack a military encampment and expect anything good to come of it. The Mugabe gov't continues to peddle the notion that its the opposition who are causing the problems, not the other way around.
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Mugabe to Challenge Zimbabwe Election Results

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04.05.08 posted by jason 146 views no comments image
This is disappointing, but not surprising. As dozens of riot police patrolled the streets, President Robert Mugabe's party announced that it would contest the election results for 16 seats, enough to overturn the opposition victory. Meanwhile, a court hearing is scheduled for Sunday, as the opposition is trying to force the government to release the full election results.
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ZIMBABWE ELECTION HEADED FOR A RUNOFF

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05.02.08 posted by jason 113 views no comments image
A runoff will take place in Zimbabwe's controversial presidential election after officials said the main opposition leader won 47.9 percent of votes, compared to 43.2 for President Robert Mugabe.Since neither Morgan Tsvangirai nor Mugabe received 50 percent plus one vote, a runoff election is required by law.
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