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Army steps up attacks on civilians: NGOs » HARARE – Zimbabwe army soldiers stepped up attacks on civilians in the month of June as the country’s power-sharing government showed little desire to act to stop rising political violence and human rights abuses, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) said this week. In its latest report on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Human Right NGO Forum said cases of political violence and rights abuses surged to 125 in June compared to 99 incidents recorded the previous May.
Diplomats get talks started in Honduras crisis » TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Diplomats pushed the two sides of the Honduran political conflict into direct talks for the first time in nearly three months, but left the country Thursday with no commitment from the coup-installed government to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya.Members of the delegation sponsored by the Organization of American States characterized the result of their one-day visit — the establishment of a "table of dialogue" and an agenda — as a positive step even though the ri...
Students lose funding for backing MDC » JOHANNESBURG – Zimbabwean students studying at a South African university claim that Zimbabwe secret service agents are harassing and victimising students aligned to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party.The students, who came to Fort Hare University (FHU) on a scholarship fund started by President Robert Mugabe a few years ago, claim that a number of them have been stripped of the scholarships because of their affiliation to the MDC, the former main opposition that formed a coalition gov...
Protests Before the Beijing Olympics Nepal » Nepal has been under international scrutiny for its handling of Tibetan protesters in Kathmandu. The country has faced criticism for complying with the Chinese government and restricting Tibetans from staging protests in Kathmandu.
WOZA! » It could be just another ordinary week day in Bulawayo. Folk scurrying around doing their daily business, vendors plying the wares, battered old cars weaving their way between the potholes. But to the experienced eye, there is something afoot !Is it the abundance of red articles of clothing or is that just a coincidence?Is it the the presence of so many women thronging the streets, nipping in and out of shops, loitering on the sidewalks?
Independent investigation needed into rape and torture in detention in Iran » Allegations that election protesters were tortured and raped in detention must be urgently investigated by the Iranian authorities, Amnesty International's Secretary General said on Saturday.Irene Khan called on Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to institute an immediate, independent inquiry into the allegations, and to invite international experts – including the UN's experts on torture and extrajudicial killings - to help carry it out.
Students Protests Against the Government, The Regime » Seriously anxious at the prospects of the fundamentalists represented by fanatic President Mahmoud Ahmadi Nezhad loosing the next presidential elections, Ayatollah Ali Khameneh’i was again compelled to come down personally in the political arena, acting not as the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic who stands above political lines, but as the champion of a political party fighting for survival. On 7th December, Mr. Khameneh’i once again expressed his full support of Mr. Ahmadi Nezhad during ...
Police arrest ZCTU president Matombo » HARARE – Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, Lovemore Matombo, was arrested on Sunday night while addressing members of his union in Victoria Falls.According to the ZCTU information officer, Khumbulani Ndlovu, Matombo was arrested together with two union officials, Michael Kandukutu and Percy Mcijo. No charges had been laid against the trio by late Monday.“They were later transferred to Hwange police station,” said Ndlovu. “The ZCTU president was on a tour of the country meeting ...
'Delivery protests are our right' » Groups representing impoverished Cape Town communities have lashed out at President Jacob Zuma's warning that the government will not tolerate violent service delivery protests, and the accompanying destruction of property.Representatives of the Joe Slovo task team, the Landless People's Movement and Abahlali baseMjondolo defended these protests, saying they were the only way to get the government to pay attention."So-called democratic grievance routes," failed to get answers, they said.Zuma's c...
How bloggers led the way in Arab protests » Cairo:  As protesters in Tahrir Square faced off against pro-government forces, they drew a lesson from their counterparts in Tunisia: "Advice to the youth of Egypt: Put vinegar or onion under your scarf for tear gas."The exchange on Facebook was part of a remarkable two-year collaboration that has given birth to a new force in the Arab world -- a pan-Arab youth movement dedicated to spreading democracy in a region without it. Young Egyptian and Tunisian activists brainstormed on the use of...