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  • May 2008

    • Blasts Accompany Crippling Lebanon Strike

      BBC  |  May 7, 08 1:04 PM CDT

      Blasts Accompany Crippling Lebanon Strike

      (Newser) - Explosions and gunfire sounded throughout Beirut today as a politically charged workers' strike turned violent. A Hezbollah-led opposition party had called for a one-day general strike, ostensibly for higher wages, the BBC reports. But things soon turned ugly, with flaming barricades along major roads, and gunfire between various factions in several neighborhoods; casualty figures remained unclear. More »

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      Saudi Arabia  • Syria  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • strike  • general strike

  • April 2008

    • Zimbabwe Strike Fizzles

      AFP  |  Apr 15, 08 11:24 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Strike Fizzles

      (Newser) - A strike Zimbabwe's opposition party called in hopes of forcing the release of election results mostly fizzled today, reports the AFP. Businesses remained open, and the heavy security presence the government prepped in anticipation was eased during the day. Said a merchant who wants the results released but opened his store: "If I stay away indefinitely then what is my family going to eat?" More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • strike  • election results  • general strike

    • Zimbabwe Opposition Calls Strike

      Reuters  |  Apr 11, 08 5:08 PM CDT

      Zimbabwe Opposition Calls Strike

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe’s opposition party called a general strike today in response to news that Robert Mugabe will not attend a weekend summit intended to speed the release of last month’s election results, Reuters reports. Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change marshaled support for the strike, which "starts Tuesday." But police warned that all political rallies are outlawed "with immediate effect," BBC reports. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Zanu-PF  • Movement for Democratic Change  • labor strike  • repression  • general strike

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