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Highlight a SADC standard in the select box below, and then click 'Go' to call-up a list of all the events logged on the Zimbabwe Election Watch database as breaches of the selected standard. Thereafter use the links associated with each event to read the full details of the breach, as logged on our database.
Listing 168 breaches logged against Article 7.4 on the ZEW database
Article 7.4: [The member state holding elections shall] Safeguard the human and civil liberties of all citizens including the freedom of movement, assembly, association, expression, and campaigning as well as access to the media on the part of all stakeholders, during electoral processes as provided for under 2.1.5 above;
President Robert Mugabe 'raises the dead' to secure electoral victory in Zimbabwe : 18-03-2008
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Mugabe amends electoral laws : 18-03-2008
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Electoral court refuses to hear MDC application : 14-03-2008
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Sekai Holland detained in Zimbabwe : 14-03-2008
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Opposition candidates allege ruling party political violence : 13-03-2008
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5 MDC members hospitalised after Mbare attack by Zanu PF youth : 13-03-2008
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Polling station row spills into High Court : 12-03-2008
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Lawyers urge Mugabe to charge defence chief : 12-03-2008
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MDC says Mugabe using food to buy votes : 11-03-2008
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Postal voting and the need for transparency : 10-03-2008
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Citizen snag could bar 'alien' voters : 09-03-2008
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Mugabe in massive vote-buying handout of tractors, buses, cattle : 09-03-2008
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Mugabe sees votes in black ownership law : 09-03-2008
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MDC candidate missing since February : 08-03-2008
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Western monitors barred from Zim poll : 07-03-2008
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Opposition complains of pre-election intimidation : 06-03-2008
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Free speech and media violations in the ongoing electoral period : 04-03-2008
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Dire economic straits and election politics at Hopley Farm : 04-03-2008
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Zimbabwe may take week to announce poll results : 04-03-2008
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Makoni fumes as police disrupt rally : 03-03-2008
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Zimbabwe Justice Ministry vetting applications by election observers : 03-03-2008
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Police refuse to give Makoni protection : 29-02-2008
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KweKwe police chief disregards changes to POSA and AIPPA : 29-02-2008
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Pishai Muchauraya attacked by Zanu PF mob at Old Mutare : 27-02-2008
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Theresa Makone alleges electoral fraud : 27-02-2008
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ZBC pulls plug on ZESN ads : 27-02-2008
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ZEC declines to investigate Zanu PF voter registration fraud : 27-02-2008
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MDC candidates arrested for meeting supporters : 26-02-2008
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MDC houses burned and officials arrested in Muzarabani : 25-02-2008
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Police impose unofficial curfew in parts of Zimbabwe : 25-02-2008
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Teachers’ union says women activists were sexually assaulted : 22-02-2008
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PTUZ leadership in hospital under police guard : 20-02-2008
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Police stock up on tear-gas and grenades : 18-02-2008
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Makoni - the dangers he faces : 15-02-2008
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Zimbabwe election tainted by violence and rights abuses : 15-02-2008
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Concern over media bias in Zimbabwe : 15-02-2008
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Registration and verification of voters’ roll ends one day early : 14-02-2008
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Police chief tells officers to back Mugabe : 14-02-2008
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Thousands rush to check voters’ roll as deadline looms : 12-02-2008
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ZESN calls for longer inspection of voters' roll : 04-02-2008
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One-day voting a headache for ZEC : 02-02-2008
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Police stop MDC Freedom Marches in Mutare and Rusape : 01-02-2008
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Flood victims denied aid for backing MDC : 31-01-2008
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Voters kept in the dark over new constituency boundaries : 30-01-2008
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Election body ZESN concerned over intolerance : 29-01-2008
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Between the lines : 26-01-2008
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News release from the Zimbabwe Vigil : 25-01-2008
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Concern over pre-election environment : 25-01-2008
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Robert Mugabe's reforms are ridiculed after police crackdown on Zimbabwe rally : 24-01-2008
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Zimbabwe's opposition leader detained : 23-01-2008
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State sponsored violence comes to Bulawayo : 22-01-2008
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Aid clash - Zanu insists on distributing food aid from donors : 22-01-2008
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Delimitation exercise dismissed as a fraud : 21-01-2008
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Zimbabwe opposition cites 'anomalies' in national redistricting report : 17-01-2008
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Farm equipment used to buy votes : 17-01-2008
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Zimbabwe election observers report problems three months ahead of poll : 10-01-2008
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MDC will not recognise new constituency boundaries : 09-01-2008
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Zanu PF forces traditional leaders to head rural party structures : 07-01-2008
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Zimbabwe Electoral Commission under fire over pre-election redistricting : 07-01-2008
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Zanu PF shuts out 'hostile' NGOs from rural areas : 06-01-2008
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NCA press statement on passing of electoral laws : 23-12-2007
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Fast-tracking of various amendments through parliament : 21-12-2007
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Political Violence Report Nov 2007 : 20-12-2007
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Zimbabwe's media commission orders journalists to get new licences : 19-12-2007
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Catholic bishops call for free and fair poll in 2008 : 18-12-2007
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Delimitation exposes ZEC : 15-12-2007
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Zanu PF splashes scarce forex on new election campaign vehicles : 13-12-2007
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Mugabe’s secret agents, police clash over musical concert : 12-12-2007
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Mugabe using torture to suppress opposition, says report : 08-12-2007
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Police violently stop NCA protest in Harare : 07-12-2007
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Students arrested, assaulted for wearing Learnmore Jongwe T-shirts : 04-12-2007
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MDC accuses ZEC of bias : 29-11-2007
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Coercion and intimidation? Just the usual election preparations : 28-11-2007
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Electoral body ignores MDC call on election boundaries : 26-11-2007
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Bias widespread in food aid distribution, Zimbabwe civic group charges : 25-11-2007
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As Mbeki flies out, CIO tortures 22 NCA activists : 23-11-2007
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Corruption and economic crisis mar voter registration : 21-11-2007
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Zanu PF youths chase MDC supporters from homes : 20-11-2007
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Political violence could mar Zim elections : 18-11-2007
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Govt misleads world on media freedom : 18-11-2007
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Private newspapers under threat : 16-11-2007
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Government targeting student leadership ahead of elections : 15-11-2007
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Rights groups say political repression in rural Zimbabwe still rampant : 14-11-2007
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WOZA blame police for death of founding activist : 13-11-2007
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Chimanimani Police Threaten to Shoot-to-Kill MDC Activists : 12-11-2007
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Police abuses threaten Zimbabwe poll – report : 12-11-2007
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Dozens of Protesters Arrested in Harare : 07-11-2007
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Elections body rejects MDC request to discuss voter registration : 06-11-2007
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Citizenship law to prejudice many of voters : 02-11-2007
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'MDC activist shot dead in cold blood' : 02-11-2007
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Minister threatens MDC supporters : 28-10-2007
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Mugabe's minister acknowledges violence against MDC : 25-10-2007
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Chief bans MDC rally in Rukweza, Manicaland : 24-10-2007
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Hunger keeps children from school : 24-10-2007
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Villagers denied food aid : 24-10-2007
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Military base strikes terror among villagers : 22-10-2007
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Mugabe using war vets to scare off internal opposition : 22-10-2007
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MDC women arrested while having lunch at hotel : 19-10-2007
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MDC appeals to SADC over political violence : 16-10-2007
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MDC activist hospitalised in Chipinge after torture : 12-10-2007
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CIO document outlines Zanu rigging strategy : 11-10-2007
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Several People Hurt in Fresh Chipinge Unrest : 10-10-2007
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Zim women speak of torture camp : 10-10-2007
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No chance of fair election in Zim : 10-10-2007
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Zimbabwe rights groups concerned about abuses ahead of the elections : 08-10-2007
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Bloody clashes as Zanu PF disrupts youth meeting : 07-10-2007
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Supreme Court defers case challenging control of airwaves : 05-10-2007
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Police disrupt Tekere meeting : 04-10-2007
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'Final Push' Actors face charges under the Censorship and Entertainment Act : 02-10-2007
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Politicised food aid : 02-10-2007
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Governor demands lifting of media blackout : 01-10-2007
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Swedish development cooperation organisation demands: Send food observers to Zimbabwe : 01-10-2007
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New CIO plot to quash government critic, Pius Ncube : 01-10-2007
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10 families left homeless after fire started by Zanu PF official : 01-10-2007
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Violence intensifying says human rights group : 01-10-2007
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Mugabe's secret agents deny food to MDC supporters : 28-09-2007
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Chipinge rocked by political violence : 26-09-2007
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No chance of free and fair - Makone : 26-09-2007
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Army urged to defend Zim’s sovereignty : 25-09-2007
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International Federation of Journalists demands safety guarantees for Zimbabwe journalists after media hit list leaked from government : 21-09-2007
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Our reports are deceptive: Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH) : 19-09-2007
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Mugabe’s spokesman orders partial media blackout on Mujuru : 18-09-2007
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New Murambatsvina wave hits KweKwe : 18-09-2007
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11 brutalised and detained for 3 days after peaceful march in Harare : 17-09-2007
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Zim govt threatens to take over companies which are for "regime change" : 17-09-2007
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Zim human rights crisis under UN spotlight : 14-09-2007
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War veterans petition Mugabe over food aid : 12-09-2007
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Sparing with food assistance, Harare splashes out on luxury cars for top officials : 11-09-2007
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Increasing violence and victimization says human rights group : 10-09-2007
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Mutambara MDC national chairperson arrested : 10-09-2007
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Human Rights Watch press release : 10-09-2007
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Zanu PF starts vote buying ahead of 2008 elections : 10-09-2007
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War veterans want Mugabe to hike perks five times : 07-09-2007
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Sceptical of outcome, Zimbabwe public weighs in on amendment : 07-09-2007
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Registrar-General complains of pressure from politicians to register 'certain groups of people' for next year's elections : 06-09-2007
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Zimbabwe opposition candidate in Marondera reported stabbed to death : 04-09-2007
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Service providers setting up spy equipment : 29-08-2007
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Mayor attacks government over Bulawayo water crisis : 24-08-2007
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Justice delayed is justice denied for 'petrol bombers': lawyers : 24-08-2007
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Police launch phase two of Operation Murambatsvina : 23-08-2007
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Zimbabwe Civic Education Trust condemns the voter registration exercise : 23-08-2007
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Voter registration ends with a whimper : 22-08-2007
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CHRA warns that voter registration exercise could be biased towards Zanu-PF Boundary Delimitation exercise : 22-08-2007
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Record Human rights violations in January - June 2007 (Zimbabwe Peace Project Report) : 21-08-2007
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New evictions likely as humanitarian crisis worsens : 20-08-2007
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Student leader finally released; badly tortured : 10-08-2007
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WOZA activists beaten, released but two more arrested : 09-08-2007
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New Spying Law Unconstitutional : 05-08-2007
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Zimbabwe Secret Service to ‘eliminate’ journalists : 03-08-2007
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Lawsuit points up Zimbabwe’s breach of SADC Election Protocols : 01-08-2007
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Babies abandoned as police beat mothers : 27-07-2007
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Mugabe withdraws allowances for chiefs backing MDC : 26-07-2007
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Scores of NCA activists arrested and beaten during countrywide demonstrations : 25-07-2007
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Food crisis: a disaster waiting to happen : 22-07-2007
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Zanu PF forcing teachers off schools : 22-07-2007
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More NCA officials arrested in Manicaland : 20-07-2007
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Police officers demoted for setting free MDC activists : 20-07-2007
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Government plans to block 'The Zimbabwean' : 19-07-2007
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Court still to make a decision on bail application by MDC detainees : 18-07-2007
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Zimbabweans told to register to 'defend the president' : 18-07-2007
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Mugabe stepping up abuses, says Human Rights Forum : 16-07-2007
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Government turning a blind eye to police intimidation and corruption : 10-07-2007
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Gwanda Chief threatens village heads : 08-07-2007
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Murder suspect protected from justice : 05-07-2007
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ZESN condemns short voter registration period : 18-06-2007
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NCA activists abducted, others arrested after Harare demo : 15-06-2007
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Opposition activists under violent attack : 01-06-2007
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Why Zanu PF wants executive mayors out : 13-01-2007
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