Zimbabwe Elections

What Video Can Do to End Violence Against Women

Witness | Posted 05.25.2011

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At WITNESS, we use the power of video and storytelling to open the eyes of the world to human rights abuses. And so, in honor of women's rights, I urge you take a few minutes to watch Mary's story.

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Hunger Strike Day 20: Hope in transition

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South Africa, Hunger Strike, Morgan Tsvangarai Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Fasting, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Mdc Zimbabwe, Zanu PF, Zimbabwe Elections, Desmond Tutu, Civil Society, Civil Rights, ZImbabwe Crisis, World News

As I count down my last 24 hours, my energy, concentration, and sense of balance are waning - but I am amazed at what the human body can do.

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I won't eat while Zimbabwe starves

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Wednesday, I chose to have my last meal for 21 days. I will only drink water, in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe, who are being forced to fast involuntarily.

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Zimbabwe: Hopes For a Better 2009

Caroline Gluck | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zimbabwe, Zanu-Pf, Oxfam, Zimbabwe Cholera, Zimbabwe Cholera Outbreak, ZImbabwe Crisis, Zimbabwe Inflation, Starvation, Hunger, Human Rights, Zimbabwe Hyperinflation, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Humanitarian Crisis, Zimbabwe Health Care, Zimbabwe Elections, Zimbabwe Economic Crisis, World News

2008 was an especially grim year in Zimbabwe -- and prospects for the coming year seem little better. The fact that Zimbabweans were celebrating the new year at all might seem surprising.

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McCain, Obama on International Diplomacy and Immigration

Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the course of this week, OffTheBus will be running a primer on some of the most important foreign policy issues the next president will face. Today, the primer looks at where Obama and McCain stand on international diplomacy and immigration.

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Bush Expands Sanctions Against Zimbabwe

AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Bush signed an executive order on Friday to expand sanctions against what he calls the "illegitimate" regime of Zimbabwe'...

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Let's Stage a Non-Intervention

Alan Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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The US and Europe's calls to intervene in Zimbabwe has far more to do with attempting to rehabilitate some sense of "good vs evil" than with empowering ordinary people to take control of their own lives.

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Mugabe Allies Terrorize Farmers In Zimbabwe (PHOTOS)

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was a frigid June night at Pickstone Mine in Zimbabwe when 67-year-old Angela Campbell -- soaking wet, her arm broken and a gun to her head -- sign...

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Fault Lines Emanating From Zimbabwe

Joe Lauria | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darfur, Zalmay Khalilzad, Sudan, Zimbabwe Violence, Zimbabwe, United Nations, Russia, Zimbabwe Elections, China, Robert Mugabe, Sanctions, Africa, Diplomacy, Politics News

The vetoed sanctions resolution against Zimbabwe at the Security Council has exposed international tensions that divide the West from Africa, Russia from the West and the US from South Africa.

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A Experts' Roundtable on Zimbabwe

Charlie Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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I recently spoke with four people who know Zimbabwe, which has been gripped in a power struggle.

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US Wants UN Sanctions For Mugabe, Zimbabwe

AP | DONNA BRYSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The U.S. pressed fellow U.N. Security Council members Wednesday to impose sanctions to push for change in Zimbabwe,...

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No Armed Interventions in Zimbabwe

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 05.25.2011

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The opposition to the government of Mugabe just called for the African nations to send peacekeepers to Zimbabwe. Given that there is no peace there, the troops are in effect called to impose one.

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Mugabe At African Union: An Uneasy Reception

AP | ANNA JOHNSON and PAUL SCHEMM | Posted 05.25.2011

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SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe entered an African summit accompanied by the meeting's host Monday, a sign that African...

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Zimbabwe President's Thugs Shout: "Let's Kill The Baby"

Times of London | Christina Lamb | Posted 05.25.2011

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A baby boy had both legs broken by supporters of President Robert Mugabe to punish his father for being an opposition councillor in Zimbabwe. Blessin...

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Mugabe Coerces Zimbabwe Through Unopposed Election

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Roaming bands of government supporters heckled, harassed or threatened people into voting in a runoff election Friday in whic...

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Robert Mugabe and the Downfall of Liberal Interventionism

Simon Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Though Mugabe is hardly the worst dictator in the world, he is regarded as "our" dictator and therefore our business. The public asks "what is to be done about him?" Prudence tells us please to shut up.

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Mugabe "Campaign Of Violence" Destroying Zimbabwe: UN Declaration

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe refused Tuesday to give into pressure from Africa and the West, saying the world can "shout as loud a...

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Zimbabwe: A Question for Obama (and McCain) that Won't Wait [Updated]

Michael Goldfarb | Posted 05.25.2011

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What I am asking is whether Barack Obama will use his rapidly growing international credibility and speak out against the cruelties perpetrated by Mugabe and his henchman.

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Zimbabwe Government Militias Kill, Mutilate Four Opposition Youth Activists

London Times | Jan Raath | Posted 05.25.2011

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The murderous violence being driven by President Robert Mugabe's militias reached new levels today with the killing and mutilation of four young men, ...

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The Estimated Cost of Human Life in Zimbabwe is Four Dollars!

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights Violations, Civil War, Abuse, Rape, Zimbabwe, Women and Children and Rape, The Elders, Mugabe, Zimbabwe Elections, Tsengeri, Politics News

The state-backed violence has reached a pinnacle in rural areas. Mugabe and his allies think the rural vote will decide the octogenarian's grip on power.

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US says opposition won Zimbabwe presidential vote

AP | CELEAN JACOBSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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PRETORIA, South Africa — The top U.S. envoy to Africa said Thursday that Zimbabwe's opposition leader won the nation's disputed presidential ele...

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Zimbabwe ruling party raises prospect of joint government

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's ruling party floated a proposal Wednesday for forming a government of national unity led by President Robert Mugab...

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Zimbabwe Opposition Offices Ransacked

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Intruders ransacked offices of the main opposition party and police detained foreign journalists Thursday in an ominous sign ...

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Mugabe Clinging To Power Despite Zimbabwe Opposition Victory

The Guardian | Chris McGreal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Mugabe was desperately attempting to cling to power tonight despite his clear defeat in Zimbabwe's presidential election by blocking the electo...

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Rice: Zimbabwe President a `disgrace'

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday branded Zimbabwe's president a "disgrace" to his people and to Africa, and expressed c...

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