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- Zimbabwe's President Signs Controversial Constitutional Amendments into Law (Sep 12, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has signed into law several constitutional amendments restricting freedom of movement and property rights and creating a Senate that critics say will help tighten his grip on power.
- Zimbabwe's Parliament Approves Controversial Amendments to Constitution (Aug 30, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe's parliament has approved changes in the constitution that make it easier for the government to confiscate white-owned farms and restrict people accused of damaging the national interest from going abroad.
- Zimbabwe's Opposition Offers New Constitution To Parliament (Aug 24, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change has submitted a proposed a new constitution to parliament Wednesday.
- Human Rights Group Says Zimbabwe Secretly Scattering Homeless (Aug 20, 2005 Washington)
An international human rights group says the government of Zimbabwe has moved thousands of people from temporary camps to more remote locations, after the United Nations criticized Harare for organizing mass evictions and home demolitions.
- Zimbabwe Moves to Change Constitution (Aug 18, 2005 Harare)
President Robert Mugabe's government is proposing to change the constitution to legalize confiscation of farmland and restrictions on the travel of government opponents.
- Three Zimbabwe Newspapers Accused of Receiving Secret Government Funding (Aug 16, 2005 Harare)
Two major Zimbabwe newspaper groups have been accused of receiving covert funding from state security agents.
- Zimbabwe Officials Rule Out Talks with Opposition (Aug 16, 2005)
Zimbabwe government officials say the African Union (AU) should not have appointed a mediator for talks between the government and the main opposition because such talks will not be taking place.
- Study Finds Pattern Behind Zimbabwe Vote Irregularities (Aug 16, 2005 Washington)
A study by the Pretoria-based Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDISA) says the electoral irregularities in Zimbabwe’s parliamentary elections last March appear to have been 'highly organized.'
- AU Appointment of Chissano as Zimbabwe Mediator Seen as Blow for Mbeki (Aug 10, 2005 Nairobi)
The African Union named Mozambique's former President Joachim Chissano to mediate the political standoff in Zimbabwe that has alarmed human rights advocates and plunged the economy into crisis.
- Mozambique’s Chissano Takes Up Zimbabwe Mediation Role (Aug 10, 2005 Washington)
The African Union has named former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano mediator in talks which the AU seeks to promote between President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and his political opposition.
- UN Says Evictions In Zimbabwe Continue (Aug 9, 2005 Geneva)
A Special United Nations Investigator accuses the Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's government of continuing to evict poor people from slum dwellings, despite statements to the contrary.
- Zimbabwe Drops Treason Charge Against Opposition Leader (Aug 2, 2005 Harare)
The Zimbabwe government has dropped treason charges against Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the country's main opposition party.
- Forced Resettlement Continues Despite Harare Declaration of Halt (Jul 28, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwean Vice President Joyce Mujuru said the government has finished its controversial drive to eliminate urban blight by demolishing homes determined to have been constructed illegally, the state-controlled Herald newspaper reported.
- UN Security Council Hears Zimbabwe Slum Report (Jul 27, 2005 United Nations)
Britain has forced the U.N. Security Council to hear a closed-door briefing on Zimbabwe's controversial urban slum demolition drive.
- Zimbabwe's Opposition Wracked by Violence, Internal Disputes (Jul 27, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe's opposition, the Movement for Democratic Change, is going through grave internal struggle after several violent episodes within its ranks.
- Talks to End Zimbabwe Political Crisis Not Seen as Imminent (Jul 27, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe has, for the past five years, been stuck in its worst political and economic crisis since independence in 1980.
- Zimbabwe, Chinese Leaders Meet in Beijing (Jul 26, 2005 Beijing)
Zimbabwe's president is in China meeting senior officials to discuss economic cooperation and other issues.
- UN Appeals to Zimbabwe Government to Halt Demolitions (Jul 25, 2005 Harare)
The United Nations resident co-coordinator in Zimbabwe has appealed to the Zimbabwean government to stop the demolition of unapproved residential structures and business premises.
- Millions in Zimbabwe Face Humanitarian Crisis, Says UN Relief Official (Jul 22, 2005 Geneva)
A senior U.N. official has condemned Zimbabwe's so-called urban clean-up campaign, which has left tens of thousands of people homeless, and accused the government of Robert Mugabe of hurting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
- Zimbabwe Newspaper to Appeal Denial of License (Jul 20, 2005 Harare)
Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe, owner of The Daily News, will appeal a government decision denying the paper a license to publish.
- Zimbabwe's Daily News Denied License Again (Jul 19, 2005)
Zimbabwe's government has again refused to license the country's only independent daily newspaper, which has been banned from publishing for more than two years.
- Zimbabwe Opposition Says Ruling Party Obstructing Election Appeal (Jul 13, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe's main opposition party says the ruling party is thwarting its legal efforts to prove that President Robert Mugabe lost the 2002 presidential election to Morgan Tsvangirai.
- UN Envoy Ends Probe of Zimbabwean Clean-Up Operation (Jul 9, 2005 Harare)
A United Nations' special envoy has wrapped up a tour of Zimbabwe to assess the humanitarian impact of the government's controversial crackdown on informal businesses and unapproved residential structures.
- AU Envoy Visit to Zimbabwe Surprises Officials (Jul 4, 2005 Harare)
The fact-finding mission by an African Union envoy following Zimbabwe's razing of illegal housing and businesses took Zimbabwean officials by surprise.
- UN Envoy to Assess Zimbabwe 'Clean-up' Operation (Jun 27, 2005 Harare)
A U.N. envoy to Zimbabwe is assessing the scope of evictions of informal traders and those living in unapproved structures.
- Rights Bodies Condemn Demolitions in Zimbabwe (Jun 23, 2005 Harare)
More than 200 human rights and civic groups are condemning the Zimbabwe government's campaign to demolish illegal houses and businesses.
- Rights Group: Zimbabwe Evictions Violate International Law (Jun 9, 2005 Geneva)
The human rights group, the Center on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) says Zimbabwe's mass evictions campaign could amount to a crime against humanity.
- Zimbabwe Opposition Calls Two-Day General Strike (Jun 6, 2005 Harare)
An alliance of opposition political parties, labor and civic organizations has called for a two-day work stoppage to protest a government crackdown on the country's urban poor.
- UN Criticizes Zimbabwe Over Forced Evictions (Jun 3, 2005 Geneva)
A special U.N. investigator on adequate housing has condemned reports of the forcible eviction of hundreds of thousands of people in Zimbabwe, calling it a gross violation of human rights.
- UN Envoy Arrives in Zimbabwe to Assess Humanitarian Crisis (Jun 1, 2005 Johannesburg)
James Morris, the head of the World Food Program, has held talks with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe about that country's escalating food crises.
- Bush and Mbeki Discuss Sudan, Zimbabwe (Jun 1, 2005 Washington)
U.S. President Bush says he is continuing to support African efforts to end violence and hunger in Southern Sudan.
- Suspected Mercenaries to Be Charged in South Africa (May 16, 2005 Johannesburg)
South Africa will charge a total of 64 men who were arrested and jailed last year in Zimbabwe, while apparently enroute to Equatorial Guinea to participate in a botched coup.
- Zimbabwe Accused of Crackdown on Human Rights Activists (May 10, 2005 London)
The London-based human rights group Amnesty International reports Zimbabwe is escalating its repression against human-rights activists.
- Zimbabwean Journalists Continue to Hope for Change (May 3, 2005 Harare)
As the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day, Zimbabwe once again finds itself on The Committee to Protect Journalists' list of the 'World's Worst Places to Be a Journalist' in 2004.
- US Dismayed by Zimbabwe's Election to UN Human Rights Panel (Apr 28, 2005 United Nations)
The U.N. Economic and Social Council Wednesday elected 15 countries to the Human Rights Commission.
- Zimbabwe Labor Unions Under Increasing Pressure (Apr 22, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe's trade unions say they are under increased threat following the appointment of Zimbabwe's former intelligence chief as the new minister of labor.
- South Africa Leaves Door Open to Zimbabwe Opposition (Apr 21, 2005 Johannesburg)
The South African government has responded cautiously to reports that Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change no longer wants South Africa to facilitate talks with the ruling ZANU-PF party.
- US Lawmakers Criticize Repression, Democratic Setbacks in Zimbabwe (Apr 21, 2005 Washington)
U.S. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have criticized the government of Zimbabwe, and President Robert Mugabe, as they examined the situation in the country during a congressional hearing.
- Zimbabwe Opposition Cuts Ties With South African Government (Apr 20, 2005 Washington)
Zimbabwe's main opposition party has cut ties with the South African government following its endorsement of parliamentary elections won by President Robert Mugabe's ruling party.
- Police Investigating Charges Against Zimbabwe Journalists (Apr 19, 2005 Harare)
In Zimbabwe, journalists from a privately owned weekly newspaper are being investigated by police for what they say is a false story in connection with last month's general election.
- Zimbabwe President Attacks West on Independence Anniversary (Apr 18, 2005)
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has marked 25 years of his country's independence by telling the West he has no need for their help or style of democracy.
- Focus: Difficult 25th Birthday for Zimbabwe (Apr 18, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe was born on April 18, 1980, after a protracted guerilla war against white colonial rule.
- South Africa to Look Into Claims of Fraud in Zimbabwe Election (Apr 14, 2005)
South Africa's president says his government will look into new reports on Zimbabwe's elections, which detail serious irregularities.
- Zimbabwe Court Acquits British Journalists Over Media Charges (Apr 14, 2005)
A court in Zimbabwe has acquitted two British journalists of illegally reporting on last month's paramilitary elections.
- Zimbabwe Opposition Releases Evidence of Electoral Irregularities (Apr 13, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe's leading opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, has released evidence of the massive rigging it alleges took place in last month's parliamentary elections.
- Opposition Supporters Face Violence in Wake of Zimbabwe Election (Apr 13, 2005 Harare)
Arrests and beatings of opposition supporters in the wake of Zimbabwe's March 31 general election continue.
- Zimbabwe Opposition Takes Seats in Parliament (Apr 12, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe's leading opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, has taken up its seats in parliament, which puts an end to speculation that the MDC would boycott parliament to protest an election it alleges President Robert Mugabe's party won fraudulently.
- Zimbabwe Opposition Appeals to Electoral Court (Apr 9, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, has reversed its earlier decision not to challenge the results of last week's parliamentary election in court.
- Mugabe Defies EU Travel Ban (Apr 7, 2005 Harare)
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has joined other world leaders in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul ll in defiance of a European Union travel ban.
- Zimbabwe's Opposition Debates Quitting Parliament (Apr 7, 2005 Harare)
Members of the Movement for Democratic Change, Zimbabwe's main opposition group, are hesitant about their political future when the new parliament reopens after last week's general election.
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