Full Coverage: Zimbabwe

30.04.2008 Zimbabwean groups have asked the international community not to turn away from their country at this key moment. Human rights advocates in Washington have picked up the mantle, urging their African counterparts to press Robert Mugabe on key issues of democracy and human rights.

25.04.2008 Zimbabwen kirkot alkavat vastaanottaa maan poliittista väkivaltaa paenneita, Zimbabwen kirkkojen kattojärjestö päätti kuluvalla viikolla. Lähes kuukauden takaisten vaalien jälkeen hallitsevan puolueen masinoiman väkivallan kohteeksi ovat joutuneet opposition kannattajat. Kirkkojen kattojärjestön mukaan tilanne muistuttaa sotaa.

25.04.2008 Freelance journalist Frank Chikowore was on April 21, 2008 finally charged with public violence, appearing in court almost a week after his arrest together with six other accused persons among them the opposition MDC's director of information and publicity, Luke Tamborinyoka.

25.04.2008 Churches in Zimbabwe are opening their doors to give refuge to people fleeing violence following the elections held almost a month ago.

24.04.2008 Whatever happens to the Chinese arms shipment destined for Zimbabwe, the case highlights the urgent need for the UN to work towards an Arms Trade Treaty at a meeting in New York later this month, says a leading development group.

22.04.2008 Mugabe's ZANU-PF party is "using a network of informal detention centers to beat, torture, and intimidate opposition activists and ordinary Zimbabweans," reports a human rights monitor.
From: Human Rights Watch

18.04.2008 An urgent application has been made to suspend a transport permit allowing arms from China -- currently anchored in a South African harbor -- to be conveyed to the government of Zimbabwe.
From: Business Day

16.04.2008 As the baton of violence heads over to Zimabwe, Bronwen Manby looks at the African Peer Review Mechanism in relation to Kenya, its shortcomings such as lack of follow-up and political teeth and the urgent lessons from its engagement with Kenya.
From Pambazuka News

16.04.2008 Friday 18 April is Zimbabwean independence day - and the deadline for signing the Britain Zimbabwe Society petition to No 10 Downing Street against the deportation of Zimbabwean asylum-seekers.

14.04.2008 A Zimbabwe High Court judge ruled against an opposition case today, declaring he will not order an immediate release of the March 29 election results.
From: Mail and Guardian

12.04.2008 WASHINGTON, Apr 11 (OneWorld) - African development experts here are cautiously optimistic that Zimbabwe's election process, while still disputed, will bring about historic change for the country's 12 million people.

11.04.2008 Zimbabwen korkeimman oikeuden tuomari ilmoitti, että päätös maan presidentinvaalien pitkään pantattujen tulosten julkistamisesta annetaan viimeistään maanantaina 14.4. Tukea vallanvaihtoon haetaan naapurimaista.

11.04.2008 As speculation continues to mount on the outcome of the Zimbabwe presidential election, the number of arrests of journalists continues to rise with two more foreign journalists arrested on April 3, 2008.

09.04.2008 The judge hearing the Zimbabwean opposition's case demanding the immediate release of presidential election results has said he will deliver his judgment on Monday.
From: Mail & Guardian

09.04.2008 Zimbabwen oppositio on yli viikon takaisten vaalien moraalinen voittaja, sanovat Suomessa asuvat zimbabwelaiset. Koko vaalisirkuksen päätähdeksi oppositiosta ei kuitenkaan ole – siitä pitää huolen yhä presidenttinä patsasteleva Robert Mugabe. Hänelle sirkus on osa tarkoin harkittua strategiaa, jolla pysyä vallassa.

08.04.2008 Amidst conern about the increasing possibility of violence in the wake of Zimbabwe's unresolved election, the Zimbabwe Christian Alliance is sending delegations to request intervention by the Southern African Development Community and the African Union.

07.04.2008 Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) on March 20, 2008, sought a High court order to bar publication of the private weekly, Zimbabwe Independent, which was about to disclose details relating to the organisation’s director-general Happyton Bonyongwe.

05.04.2008 The scale of Zanu-PF's loss in Zimbabwe's election, along with strong pressure from South Africa, are closing the door on Robert Mugabe's reign, says Stephen Chan.
From Prospect

04.04.2008 Zimbabwen itsevaltaisen presidentin Robert Mugaben avustajien mukaan maan isä suostuu luopumaan vallasta – mutta vain, jos saa takuut siitä, ettei joudu käräjille.

03.04.2008 Sources close to incumbent Zimbabwean presidential candidate Robert Mugabe say he admitted defeat after his party lost control yesterday of the parliament, reports a newspaper from neighboring South Africa.
From: Business Day