Botswana to boycott African summit in Mugabe snub (15.08.08)
When Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attends a South African summit Saturday, he will find one of his neighbours refuses to legitimize his victory in a widely condemned presidential run-off vote.
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Russia, China veto UN sanctions on Zimbabwe regime | AP (12.07.08)
China (one of Zimbabwe's major trading partners): "The development of the situation in Zimbabwe until now has not exceeded the context of domestic affairs; It's the arrogance of the Americans. They think they can rule the world. They can't."
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‘‘Companies Cutting Ties with Zimbabwe will Hit Average Person Most’’ | IPS (18.07.08)
German company Giesecke & Devrient was pressurised to stop supplying the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) with special paper used to print Zimbabwe's bearer cheques. These are a form of promissory note introduced to try and deal with the country's rocketing inflation rate.
British retail giant Tesco also announced that it was to stop sourcing fresh beans and peas from Zimbabwe as long as the political crisis continued.
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Fears Grow that Sanctions Could Derail Mediation in Zimbabwe | IPS (08.07.08)
U.S. and European efforts to achieve unanimity among the 15-member U.N. Security Council to adopt a sanctions resolution against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his top aides has run into opposition from African leaders who argue that it will only increase tensions there and in neighbouring countries.
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US seeking UN sanctions against Mugabe | JURIST (07.07.08)
arms embargo on Zimbabwe, and travel bans and asset freezes on Mugabe and his associates
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South Africa: Grant Temporary Status to All Zimbabweans | HRW (19.06.08)
HRW urges South Africa to grant temporary asylum and work permits to Zimbabweans who have fled to the country. The group said that the South African Department of Home Affairs has mischaracterized the refugees fleeing "political repression and economic deprivation," as ordinary migrants and that massive government deportation efforts are in violation of international law. It calls on the government to legitimize the status of Zimbabweans in the country and to allow new refugees to enter legally.
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Zanu-PF 'behind opposition deaths' | Al Jazeera (19.06.08)
Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has accused the ruling Zanu-PF party of killing four of its supporters in the capital Harare, as the country prepares for a presidential run-off election.
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Zimbabwe Government Blocks Aid for Six Million In Need | IPS (18.06.08)
Mugabe blocks foreign humanitarian aid because NGO's might influence how population votes. The gov't distributes the food itself.
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Mugabe Warns Of War If Defeated | Al Jazeera (13.06.08)
Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean president, has said that the country's war veterans are ready to fight to prevent the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) from taking power.
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Zimbabwe Arrests Opposition Leaders | Al Jazeera (12.06.08)
Zimbabwean police have arrested the deputy leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
Tsvangirai, the MDC's presidential candidate, was twice arrested as he campaigned for the second round run-off vote for the presidency. On both occasions he was released without charge.
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Zimbabwe MDC Official Arrested | Al Jazeera (12.06.08)
Biti had been wanted by the authorities after proclaiming on March 30 that the MDC had won both the presidential and parliamentary elections before an official announcement was made.
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The Roots of 'Necklacing': Why White Farmers in Zimbabwe Are Responsible for the Killings in South Africa | Gary Brecher, AlterNet (05.06.08)
South Africans wouldn't be killing Zimbabwean refugees if it weren't for the stranglehold Zimbabwe's whites have on its farmland.
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Foreign newspapers to pay import duty | The Herald (07.06.08)
Foreign newspapers sold in Zimbabwe will now have to pay import duty, as the Government moves to protect Zimbabwean media space.
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Simbabwe: Drastischer Importzoll auf ausländische Zeitungen | Spiegel (07.06.08)
Weiterer Rückschlag für die Presse- und Meinungsfreiheit vor der Stichwahl in Simbabwe: Das Regime von Staatschef Mugabe erschwert die Einfuhr von ausländischen Zeitungen durch einen Importzoll. Erneut ist ein oppositioneller Abgeordneter festgenommen worden.
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President Mugabe slams violence | The Herald (30.05.08)
PRESIDENT MUGABE yesterday described the orgy of violence perpetrated by the MDC-T as barbaric after he and First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe visited the homes of some victims of the opposition attacks in Shamva, Mashonaland Central.
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Zimbabwean President Mugabe slams violence | Xinhua (31.05.08)
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has described the orgy of violence perpetrated by the MDC-T as barbaric after he and First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe visited the homes of some victims of the opposition attacks
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Zimbabwe parties launch legal challenges to parliamentary vote results | JURIST (07.05.08)
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My Way News - Zimbabwe opposition party proposes sharing power and says run-off needed in contested presidential race | AP (02.05.08)
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