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Zimbabwe police raid opposition, election offices
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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HARARE, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's ruling party demanded a vote recount and a further delay in the release of presidential election results, the state Sunday Mail newspaper reported, prompting outrage from the opposition party. (article 10)
HARARE, Zimbabwe War veterans marched Friday in Zimbabwe's capital a muscular show of support for President Robert Mugabe, whose party said he would fight to retain his 28-year grip on power in a runoff election with the opposition leader. (article 11)
P (04-25) 04:00 PDT Pretoria, South Africa The top U.S. envoy to Africa said Thursday that Zimbabwe's opposition leader won the nation's disputed presidential election and that longtime President Robert Mugabe should step down. (article 5)
Police on Friday also raided the offices of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network, an independent election monitoring group that last month released a projection based on 5% of the presidential vote that showed President Robert Mugabe losing to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. (article 4)
P 04-25) 19:03 PDT HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) Riot police and intelligence officers ransacked opposition party headquarters and the offices of independent election monitors Friday, hauling away material documenting President Robert Mugabe's apparent electoral defeat. (article 12)
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Zimbabwe, Mugabe, Tsvangirai, Opposition, Election |
Source articles
- Zimbabwe police in election raids (BBC News, 04/25/2008, 2 words)
- Zimbabwe paper says poll run-off ‘impossible’ (ft.com, 04/23/2008, 666 words)
- Police storm Zimbabwe opposition HQ (ft.com, 04/25/2008, 312 words)
- Zimbabwe police arrest hundreds in opposition MDC (L.A. Times, 04/25/2008, 873 words)
- Mugabe lost election, should step down, U.S. envoy says (sfgate.com, 04/25/2008, 382 words)
- U.S. says Mugabe lost, should quit - (baltimoresun.com, 04/25/2008, 541 words)
- Zimbabwe presidential candidate says he won election :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 04/25/2008, 947 words)
- Zimbabweans line up early to vote in crucial elect... (suntimes.com, 04/25/2008, 794 words)
- U.S. embraces Zimbabwe arms embargo (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 04/25/2008, 265 words)
- Mugabe's party demands recount :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 04/25/2008, 877 words)
- War veterans march for Mugabe as runoff looms :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 04/25/2008, 200 words)
- Zimbabwe police raid opposition, election offices (sfgate.com, 04/25/2008, 992 words)
- UK 'would back Zimbabwe embargo' (BBC News, 04/23/2008, 351 words)
- Zuma rejects UK call for Harare arms embargo (ft.com, 04/23/2008, 457 words)
- US says opposition won Zimbabwe presidential vote (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 04/24/2008, 445 words)
- Zimbabweans along border look for escape :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 04/25/2008, 812 words)
- Angola allows arms ship to dock (BBC News, 04/25/2008, 267 words)
- Arms destined for Zimbabwe returning to China, official says (cbc.ca, 04/24/2008, 248 words)
- China recalls Zimbabwe arms shipment (ft.com, 04/24/2008, 446 words)
- Civil society's triumph on Zimbabwe (BBC News, 04/25/2008, 236 words)
- Stopping the weapons flow (L.A. Times, 04/24/2008, 406 words)
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