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Zimbabwe opposition leader held
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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Arthur Mutambara, who recently pledged to work with a rival opposition leader to defeat President Mugabe in run-off elections, was detained in Harare. (article 4)
Our correspondent says Mr Mutambara is the most senior opposition figure to be arrested thus far in a state-run campaign of political intimidation. (article 4)
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) summit starts on Tuesday and reports say Mr Mugabe is expected to stay in Italy until Friday. (article 3)
Chief-of-staff Maj Gen Martin Chedondo said soldiers had signed up to protect Mr Mugabe's principles of defending the revolution, state media reported. (article 2)
HARARE, May 30 - Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party should be reformed, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said in a speech that may open the door to a national unity government. (article 5)
Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change won the March 29 parliamentary election with a slim majority, handing Zanu-PF its worst defeat since President Robert Mugabe led it to power after independence from Britain in 1980. (article 5)
Two of the most senior figures in the Anglican Church have issued a powerful challenge to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to intervene in Zimbabwe. (article 1)
The archbishops of Canterbury and Cape Town accused Zimbabwe's security forces of targeting church-goers in a violent campaign against the opposition. (article 1)
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Story keywords
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Mugabe, MDC, Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe, Opposition |
Source articles
- Church turns to UN over Zimbabwe (BBC News, 05/30/2008, 163 words)
- Troops 'must back Mugabe or quit' (BBC News, 05/31/2008, 293 words)
- Mugabe in Rome for UN food summit (BBC News, 06/01/2008, 279 words)
- Zimbabwe opposition leader held (BBC News, 06/01/2008, 230 words)
- Zimbabwe opposition seeks to heal divide (ft.com, 05/30/2008, 445 words)
- Challenger blasts Mugabe's rule (BBC News, 05/30/2008, 441 words)
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