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Zimbabwe elections stories: 95 news summaries

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 Revulsed,
 Queen Voids
 Mugabe Knighthood 

'Abject disregard for the democratic process' in Zimbabwe leads to annulment of honor

Jun 25, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Queen Elizabeth II stripped Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe of his honorary knighthood today, calling the move “a mark of revulsion at the abuse of human rights and abject disregard for the democratic process in Zimbabwe over which President Mugabe has presided," the Times of London reports. A run-off presidential... More »

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 Tsvangirai: Africa,
 UN Must Broker Deal 

Seeks 'transitional period;' willing to negotiate before vote

Jun 25, 08 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Morgan Tsvangirai is calling for a “negotiated political settlement” to begin a period of “healing” for Zimbabwe, the BBC reports. Speaking at his home after leaving the Dutch embassy, the opposition leader called Friday’s election a sham, and asked the African Union and Southern African Development Community... More »

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Opinion

 Tsvangirai: Why I Dropped Out  

MDC leader explains refusal to contest Zimbabwe election

Jun 25, 08 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - ZImbabwe's opposition leader tells the Guardian that he dropped out of Friday's run-off election because he "can no longer allow Zimbabwe's people to suffer this torture." Morgan Tsvangirai explains that ending his campaign was "not a political decision" but an attempt to stop the violence inflicted by... More »

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United Nations • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • peacekeeping force • Zimbabwe elections

OPINION

Soccer Is Key to Get S. Africa to Play Ball on Zimbabwe

Use 2010 World Cup to pressure Mbeki: writer

Jun 24, 08 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The last few weeks have further exposed Robert Mugabe as a tyrant—and Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's president, as a "vacillating, dithering, morally compromised figure," writes Peter Godwin. In an op-ed for the New York Times, the Zimbabwe-born author says that the West must force Mbeki to act... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • World Cup • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Zimbabwe elections • 2010 World Cup

Zuma Calls for UN Intervention in Zimbabwe

South African leader blasts Mugabe, wants election canceled

Jun 24, 08 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jacob Zuma, the leader of the African National Congress and the most powerful politician in South Africa, called today for the Zimbabwe election to be canceled, saying that the situation was "out of control" and that the UN must intervene. In the most forceful denunciation yet of Robert Mugabe... More »

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UPDATED

South African Prez to Plead With Mugabe to Save Race
 
  

Results of uncontested race should be ignored, Britain insists

Jun 24, 08 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The president of South Africa is is flying today to Zimbabwe to plead with strongman Robert Mugabe to save this week's presidential election after Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew to protest government violence. Britain’s foreign secretary said an uncontested race would be “the most rigged election in African history" and... More »

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Tsvangirai Hides Out in Dutch Consulate

UN Security Council condemns Zimbabwe violence, intimidation

Jun 23, 08 7:35 PM CDT
(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... More »

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UN Takes Up Zimbabwe Action Today

US, EU push penalties; eyes are on response of African nations

Jun 23, 08 9:29 AM CDT
(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... More »

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 Tsvangirai Pulls Out
 of Zimbabwe Race 

Cites escalating violence and intimidation

Jun 22, 08 8:45 AM CDT
(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... More »

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 Africa Braces for
 Zimbabwe Refugees 

With Mugabe looking ready to hold on to power at all costs, exodus is expected

Jun 21, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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 Tsvangirai May Drop Out 

Opposition may withdraw to end violence

Jun 20, 08 6:49 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Opinion

Mugabe's Horrors Transcend Race

Yes, he's a black leader of an African nation; he's also a tyrant

Jun 14, 08 4:22 PM CDT
(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... More »

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My Veterans Are Anxious
to Fight, Mugabe Says

Zimbabwe was won by force, shouldn't be surrendered by vote, they say

Jun 13, 08 9:32 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Zimbabwe Jails Opposition Leaders

No. 2 faces treason charges; Tsvangirai detained, released

Jun 12, 08 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 a roadblock and held at... More »

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Mugabe's Militia Burns Enemies' Wives Alive

One woman had hand, feet chopped off; another was pregnant

Jun 12, 08 10:46 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Zimbabwe Seizes Food Aid for Children

20 tons were distributed to Mugabe supporters instead

Jun 12, 08 6:12 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Analysis

 Five Endgames for
 Zimbabwe 

Odds look bad for smooth Mugabe exit

Jun 9, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(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
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Mbeki's Lost Letter Focuses Scrutiny on Zimbabwe Role

Denies Tsvangirai note; impartiality questioned

Jun 9, 08 9:55 AM CDT
(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... More »

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updated

Zimbabwe Halts Aid Groups, Detains Tsvangirai Again

Mugabe accuses charities of supporting the opposition

Jun 6, 08 6:54 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Updated

Zimbabwe Detains, then Frees Diplomats

Police held US, UK embassy staff for 6 hours,  beat driver

Jun 5, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(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. “... More »

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