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  • June 2008

    • Tsvangirai Hides Out in Dutch Consulate

      New York Times  |  Jun 23, 08 7:35 PM CDT

      Tsvangirai Hides Out in Dutch Consulate

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe's opposition leader remained holed up in the Dutch embassy in Harare today as police stormed his party's headquarters, the New York Times reports. Officers detained at least 40 people who were there—many of them women and children—the day after Morgan Tsvangirai dropped out of the upcoming election runoff, saying his country was facing a war, not an election: “and we will not be part of that war." More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Netherlands  • Dutch government

    • UN Takes Up Zimbabwe Action Today

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 23, 08 9:29 AM CDT

      UN Takes Up Zimbabwe Action Today

      (Newser) - The UN Security Council today will address the struggle for power in Zimbabwe, one day after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dropped out of the presidential race because of violent intimidation, the Guardian reports. The US, Britain, and France hope to convince  China and Russia to condemn Robert Mugabe's government. The EU, meanwhile, is pushing for penalties of its own, and African countries are considering how to proceed. More »

    • Tsvangirai Pulls Out of Zimbabwe Race

      Associated Press  |  Jun 22, 08 8:45 AM CDT

      Tsvangirai Pulls Out of Zimbabwe Race

      (Newser) - The opposition leader in Zimbabwe's presidential runoff election has dropped out of the race, citing escalating violence and intimidation against his party by President Robert Mugabe's government. Morgan Tsvangirai announced his decision to pull out of Friday's runoff election at a news conference today in Zimbabwe's capital, after thousands of ruling party militants and soldiers in full riot gear blockaded the site of a rally there. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai

    • Africa Braces for Zimbabwe Refugees

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 21, 08 9:40 AM CDT

      Africa Braces for Zimbabwe Refugees

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe's neighbors are preparing for a flood of refugees after next week's election, the London Times reports. About 3 million have already fled Robert Mugabe's regime to South Africa, Zambia, and Botswana. As it becomes increasingly clear that Mugabe will not give up power even if he loses the election, it is feared that millions more will soon be driven out. More »

    • Tsvangirai May Drop Out

      BBC  |  Jun 20, 08 6:49 AM CDT

      Tsvangirai May Drop Out

      (Newser) - Morgan Tsvangirai is seriously considering dropping out of Zimbabwe’s presidential run-off vote, an official in his party tells the BBC, in view of the mounting campaign of violence against his supporters and the diminishing prospects for fair polling. “There is a huge avalanche of calls and pressure from supporters across the country… not to accept to be participants in this charade,” said an MDC spokesman. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • runoff election  • MDC

    • 'Mediator' Mbeki Visits Mugabe

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 18, 08 3:05 PM CDT

      'Mediator' Mbeki Visits Mugabe

      (Newser) - South African president Thabo Mbeki visited counterpart Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe today, the Guardian reports, an attempt to play the role of mediator ahead of run-off elections June 27. With the UN warning that 5 million could face starvation in a country plagued by political violence, Mbeki's agenda was unclear—particularly since Zimbabwe's main opposition accuses him of siding with Mugabe. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • election  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Thabo Mbeki  • hunger  • famine

    • Despite Mugabe, Democracy Is Gaining in Zimbabwe

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 18, 08 1:42 PM CDT

      Despite Mugabe, Democracy Is Gaining in Zimbabwe

      (Newser) - Undemocratic though the situation might seem, the fact that the opposition has forced a presidential run-off in Zimbabwe is a sign of democracy's spread in sub-Saharan Africa, the Wall Street Journa l reports, where the number of "free" countries has reached 11 of 48, up from 3 in 1977. "Democratic change is coming to the forefront faster than institutional change," a Zimbabwean opposition leader says. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Africa  • democracy  • Zimbabwe Election Support Network

    • Mugabe's Horrors Transcend Race

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jun 14, 08 4:22 PM CDT

      Mugabe's Horrors Transcend Race

      (Newser) - Once, Westerners cared about southern Africa. In the late 20th century, outraged Americans of all stripes spoke out against apartheid, an outpouring that ultimately helped liberate both South Africa and Zimbabwe. Now, Zimbabwe is under the thumb of another murderous tyrant—this time a black one—and the West remains strangely and disgracefully silent, writes Cythia Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Africa  • Zimbabwe elections  • apartheid

    • Mugabe: Opposition Will Never Rule, Even If It Wins

      Independent (UK)  |  Jun 14, 08 10:05 AM CDT

      Mugabe: Opposition Will Never Rule, Even If It Wins

      (Newser) - As an opposition leader arrested on charges of treason appeared in court in Zimbabwe today, President Robert Mugabe was declaring that his competitors in the Movement for Democratic Change would never be allowed to rule the country, even if they win the upcoming runoff presidential election, the Independent reports. "We will return to the bush to fight," he told a crowd of youth members of his party. "We can't allow the British to dominate us through their puppets." More »

    • My Veterans Are Anxious to Fight, Mugabe Says

      BBC  |  Jun 13, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      My Veterans Are Anxious to Fight, Mugabe Says

      (Newser) - Veterans of Zimbabwe’s war of independence are eager to fight in support of the ruling party, says President Robert Mugabe. “They came to my office after the election and asked me, ‘Can we take up arms?’” Mugabe told the state-run newspaper. “They said this country was won by the barrel of the gun and should we let it go at the stroke of a pen?” More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • war  • violence

    • Zimbabwe Jails Opposition Leaders

      Associated Press  |  Jun 12, 08 2:57 PM CDT

      Zimbabwe Jails Opposition Leaders

      (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 a roadblock and held at a police station for about two hours before being released. He returned to campaigning, and was again detained by police. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Africa  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • treason  • detention

    • Mugabe's Militia Burns Enemies' Wives Alive

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 12, 08 10:46 AM CDT

      Mugabe's Militia Burns Enemies' Wives Alive

      (Newser) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Patson Chipiro came home Friday to a burning house. “I was trying to put the fire out,” he says. “I thought my wife was hiding in the bushes.” But Mrs. Chipiro was in the blazing house, where militia men loyal to Robert Mugabe had tossed her after chopping off one of her hands and both her feet, the Times of London reports. More »

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      murder  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • violence  • Zanu-PF  • MDC

    • Zimbabwe Seizes Food Aid for Children

      New York Times  |  Jun 12, 08 6:12 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Seizes Food Aid for Children

      (Newser) - Authorities in Zimbabwe seized a truck containing 20 tons of American food aid intended for poor schoolchildren, the New York Times reports, and distributed the wheat and beans instead to supporters of Robert Mugabe at a political rally. After last week's suspension of all humanitarian aid, the seizure of the American supplies, intended to provide lunches at 26 schools, has provoked fresh outrage. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • food aid

    • Five Endgames for Zimbabwe

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 9, 08 10:40 AM CDT

      Five Endgames for Zimbabwe

      (Newser) - As Robert Mugabe’s war against his political opponents—and anyone who supports them—intensifies in the run-up to the run-off, Royal African Society Director Richard Dowden breaks down the possible endgames for the London Times . Morgan Tsvangirai takes power, after winning a majority. Odds: zero. Even if Mugabe’s violent intimidation and vote rigging somehow fail, he won’t concede. Mugabe and Tsvangirai form a Kenyan-style unity government. Odds: less than zero. Neither side is interested. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • violence

    • Mbeki's Lost Letter Focuses Scrutiny on Zimbabwe Role

      New York Times  |  Jun 9, 08 9:55 AM CDT

      Mbeki's Lost Letter Focuses Scrutiny on Zimbabwe Role

      (Newser) - Last month Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's opposition leader and the victor of March's elections, sent a 4-page letter to South African president Thabo Mbeki asking him to step aside as mediator. But when South African media reported the story last week, Mbeki's camp denied that the letter even exists, much less that he'd received it. The New York Times investigates doubts about Mbeki's impartiality. More »

    • Zimbabwe Halts Aid Groups, Detains Tsvangirai Again

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 6, 08 6:54 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Halts Aid Groups, Detains Tsvangirai Again

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe today ordered all charities operating in the country to quit their work, saying they would not be allowed to resume until they had promised not to interfere in the upcoming election, the Guardian reports. The government also detained opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai for the second time this week, Reuters notes. Police picked him up at a roadblock today and released him a few hours later, preventing him from attending a campaign rally. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • charity  • runoff election  • aid workers

    • Zimbabwe Detains, then Frees Diplomats

      MSNBC  |  Jun 5, 08 11:22 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Detains, then Frees Diplomats

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe has freed 12 US and UK diplomats detained earlier today while attempting to investigate political violence, MSNBC reports. The US demanded Zimbabwe “explain its actions,” after police tried to run a car full of diplomats off the road, eventually slashing its tires and beating the driver. “We do believe this is coming directly from the top,” said US ambassador John McGee. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • violence  • diplomats

    • Mugabe Rival Released After 8 Hours' Detention

      Washington Post  |  Jun 4, 08 10:52 PM CDT

      Mugabe Rival Released After 8 Hours' Detention

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe police released opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai tonight after holding him 8 hours and charging him with violating public order by campaigning ahead of the runoff election. Tsvangirai and several aides were arrested at a police road block, the Washington Post reports. No trial date has been set, and such charges are typically dismissed. Police have restricted most political activity ahead of the June 27 election. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Harare

    • Mugabe Detains His Challenger

      MSNBC  |  Jun 4, 08 11:58 AM CDT

      Mugabe Detains His Challenger

      (Newser) - The leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition was detained today while campaigning, MSNBC reports. Morgan Tsvangirai, back in the country to challenge Robert Mugabe in a June 27 presidential run-off, is being held by police along with 14 other Movement for Democratic Change officials, the party said. More »

    • Leaders Rip Mugabe's 'Obscene' Trip to Food Talks

      BBC  |  Jun 3, 08 3:06 AM CDT

      Leaders Rip Mugabe's 'Obscene' Trip to Food Talks

      (Newser) - British and Australian ministers have blasted Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's attendance at a world food summit in Rome, charging him with turning his nation from the breadbasket of Africa into a country plagued by food shortages, reports the BBC. They also criticized him for using food aid given to ZImbabwe to further his own political goals. More »

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      United Nations  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • food shortage  • World Food Program  • food aid

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