Democrats in danger in Zimbabwe: opposition

Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:01am EDT
 
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HARARE (Reuters) - The lives of all pro-democracy activists are in danger in Zimbabwe because of a deadlock over elections, the Movement for Democratic Change opposition said on Thursday.

"The lives of all pro-democracy actors are not safe," MDC Secretary-General Tendai Biti told a news conference in Johannesburg. The MDC says President Robert Mugabe is planning a violent response to his biggest election setback.

 

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