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UMass chief supports stripping Mugabe of honorary degree
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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A leading state lawmaker is urging the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to rescind a 1986 honorary degree awarded to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, whose authoritarian regime is accused of stifling political opposition and of systemic human rights abuses. (article 6)
In a May 9 letter to UMa president Jack M. Wilson calling on the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees to revoke the honorary degree, Murphy denounced Mugabe as " an affliction on the people of Zimbabwe. (article 6)
Mugabe's government has targeted supporters of Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai since Mugabe lost the first stage of a presidential election in March. (article 6)
Zimbabwe's government rejected any conditions for the run-off, but has previously allowed in election monitors from the regional group SADC. (article 3)
Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's opposition leader, on Saturday sought to reclaim the initiative in his country's political crisis, saying he would return to his homeland in the next two days to contest a run-off election against President Robert Mugabe. (article 2)
On Saturday, he told reporters that his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) had faced a "very difficult" decision but that after consulting supporters in Zimbabwe, it had decided to take part. (article 1)
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Mugabe, ZIMBABWE, Tsvangirai, MDC, honorary |
Source articles
- Tsvangirai to run in second round (BBC News, 05/10/2008, 467 words)
- Tsvangirai to contest Zimbabwe run-off (ft.com, 05/10/2008, 519 words)
- Zimbabwe election may be delayed (BBC News, 05/12/2008, 572 words)
- Morgan Tsvangirai says he will participate in Zimbabwe runoff (L.A. Times, 05/11/2008, 467 words)
- Meant to strengthen, land grab weakened Zimbabwe's Mugabe (L.A. Times, 05/11/2008, 719 words)
- Mugabe's UMass honor criticized (boston.com, 05/12/2008, 668 words)
- UMass chief supports stripping Mugabe of honorary degree (boston.com, 05/12/2008, 318 words)
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