Zimbabwe
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | July 31st, 2001 | Trackback
Parliamentary elections that polls predict will be won by the opposition are set for June 24-25. The run-up to the election has been fraught with intimidation and violence sponsored by President Robert Mugabe and carried out by his supporters in a last-ditch effort to retain power. The aftermath could be bloody; travel here should be avoided until election results and their ramifications are known.
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Zimbabwe
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | July 16th, 2001 | Trackback
The Supreme Court has twice ruled that the taking of farms by squatters supported by the government is unconstitutional, antagonizing President Robert Mugabe and prompting his defense minister to vow to order the army to crush anti-government protesters in Harare. Mugabe has threatened to expel commercial farmers who continue to fight for their land in the courts. Tensions are high and likely to remain so. Demonstrations or other gatherings can become violent, and should be avoided.
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