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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Turns 78 Amid Food Crisis and state-sponsored violence and intimidation
116 posted on 02/21/2002 7:49:11 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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Violence and oppressive new laws make fair Zimbabwean election impossible-- JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Two weeks before the most competitive presidential elections in Zimbabwe's history, many analysts, human rights workers and foreign diplomats have given up hope for anything resembling a free and fair poll. Ruling party militants have killed and tortured opposition supporters with impunity in what human rights groups say is a clear drive to scare Zimbabweans into voting for the ruling party, or not voting at all.
117 posted on 02/21/2002 12:14:41 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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