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Signs of Attacks on the Opposition Rise in Zimbabwe
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Apr 28, 2008 08:20am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Monday, April 28, 2008 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By CELIA W. DUGGER
Published: April 28, 2008
JOHANNESBURG — Evidence of widespread retribution against people who supported Zimbabwe’s opposition party in last month’s election has begun to stream out despite the government’s efforts to restrict press access to the worst of the violence.
As Zimbabweans brace this week for the results of the March 29 presidential election to be released, this growing body of evidence — in the form of witness accounts, photographs and other documentation, some compiled by an American diplomatic field team — has raised serious questions about whether a free and fair vote is possible if, as expected, a runoff is scheduled.
A runoff would pit President Robert Mugabe, in power for 28 years, against his challenger, Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change. Mr. Tsvangirai, who left the country on April 7, has said he fears for his safety if he returns.
The questions have grown to the point that the United Nations’ top human rights official, Louise Arbour, publicly expressed worry on Sunday that violence could subvert any effort to resolve Zimbabwe’s political crisis. |
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