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Zimbabwe Jails Opposition Leaders

No. 2 faces treason charges; Tsvangirai detained, released

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 12, 2008 2:57 PM CDT

(AP) – President Robert Mugabe's regime struck at the opposition leadership today, just two weeks before Zimbabwe's presidential runoff election, twice detaining his challenger and jailing the opposition party's No. 2 official on treason charges, which carry the death penalty. Presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai was stopped at... Read full story »

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No. 2 faces treason charges; Tsvangirai detained, released

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