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| Jan.2 |
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Lawyer: Law has broken down
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| Jan.8 |
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$36,000 fee from journalists
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| Jan.9 |
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Court leaves activists in jail
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| Jan.10 |
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Zimbabwe introduces new $50 billion note
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| Jan.14 |
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Rights activist is 'threat to society'
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| Jan.15 |
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Activist: 'I feared for my life' Jestina Mukoko, top human rights activist, broke down twice in court, as she described her detention and torture by state agents last month
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| Jan.17 |
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Tsvangirai 'glad to be back' in Zimbabwe
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| Jan.18 |
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Opposition: No 'suicide' deal with Mugabe
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| Jan.19 |
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Last-ditch power talks resume
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Crucial talks collapse
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| Jan.20 |
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Hunger strikers demand end to suffering
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| Jan.22 |
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Tsvangirai: cholera crisis 'man-made'
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| Jan.26 |
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EU tightens Zimbabwe sanctions The European Union tightened sanctions on Zimbabwe's leadership, condemning Mugabe's government
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Conflicting reports blur Zimbabwe deal African leaders announced that a deal that would allow power-sharing agreement to move ahead, but the opposition had not signed off
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| Jan.27 |
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Cholera death toll nears 3000
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| Jan.30 |
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 Opposition to join unity government Movement for Democratic Change will join a unity government next month if President Mugabe's government meets its demand
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Zimbabwe cholera cases pass 60,000
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| Feb.2 |
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12 zeros removed from currency
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| Feb.3 |
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Opposition: Mugabe trying to sink deal
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| Feb.5 |
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Parliament passes unity bill
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| Feb.11 |
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Tsvangirai sworn in as PM  Opposition leader was sworn in as prime minister of Zimbabwe as part of a new unity government
| Zimbabweans hope will signal an end to the political and economic crises that have gripped the nation for months. The government is the result of a power-sharing agreement reached in September between Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe
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| Feb.13 |
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New government minister arrested Roy Bennett, opposition party member was arrested just before he was to become the troubled country's deputy agriculture minister
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| Feb.15 |
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New minister accused of terrorism Roy Bennett, the former opposition activist has been charged with conspiracy to commit banditry, sabotage and terrorism
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| Feb.16 |
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Arrested activist's hearing delayed
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| Feb.23 |
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Scores of farms 'seized'
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| Feb.28 |
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Mugabe vows to seize more farms | Zimbabwe President was celebrating his 85th birthday with a lavish all-day party despite the fact that the country is gripped by a crisis | |
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| Mar.6 |
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PM's wife killed in car crash Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was in stable condition and recovering from head injuries after a car wreck that killed his wife, Susan
| Susan Tsvangirai was travelling with her husband south of Harare when their vehicle was in collision with a lorry. Mugabe and his wife have visited his former long-term rival in hospital
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Tsvangirai recovering in hospital
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| Mar.7 |
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Zimbabwe PM seeks Botswana care Morgan Tsvangirai has flown to neighbouring Botswana for medical tests and rest, a day after a car crash which killed his wife
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Tsvangirai claims fatal crash deliberate Prime minister believes the truck driver that struck his car, killing his wife, deliberately drove toward them. He left a hospital
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| Mar.8 |
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Tsvangirai returning for wife's funeral
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| Mar.9 |
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Tsvangirai rules out foul play in fatal crash | Prime Minister said that he does not believe foul play was involved in a car wreck that killed his wife | |
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| Mar.10 |
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 Mugabe attends S. Tsvangirai memorial President Mugabe spoke at a memorial service for the wife of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who was killed last week in a car wreck
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| Mar.18 |
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Zimbabwe surviving on beer, cigarettes
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| Apr.1 |
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Zimbabwe 'seeks jail crisis aid'
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| Apr.5 |
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Zimbabwe 'to re-engage with West'
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| Apr.17 |
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Mugabe ally implicated in farm seizures
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| Apr.18 |
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Mugabe calls for national healing
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| Jun.4 |
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Zimbabwe faces new cholera crisis
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| Jun.12 |
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U.S. to provide $73M in aid to Zimbabwe
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| Jun.21 |
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 PM defends Mugabe unity Morgan Tsvangirai has defended his support of President Robert Mugabe
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| Jun.26 |
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Army 'runs diamond mine' Human Rights Watch has accused Zimbabwe's army of using forced labour, including children, to mine in the east of the country
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| Jul.13 |
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Fighting ends conference Zimbabwe has abandoned a conference on a constitution after fights broke out between rival delegations
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| Aug.19 |
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 5 million Zimbabweans face starvation The 'humanitarian situation remains serious' in Zimbabwe amid cholera, starvation and a continuing economic crisis, a UN official said
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| Sep.12 |
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 Mugabe says EU meeting 'very friendly'
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| Sep.23 |
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Zimbabwe showing signs of recovery Food is on store shelves, most teachers have returned to work, the currency has been replaced by foreign bills. But school supplies are scar...
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| Sep.25 |
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Mugabe slams U.S., Western 'filthy antics' Zimbabwe President used his address to the General Assembly to slam sanctions imposed against him and others in his regime
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| Oct.14 |
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Judge sends politician back to jail A Zimbabwean court ordered Roy Bennett, a senior opposition politician, back to jail to await his trial
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| Nov.5 |
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MDC calls off boycott Prime Minister Tsvangirai has called off his party's boycott of the unity government with President Mugabe
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| Dec.23 |
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Nestle shuts factory, citing intimidation One of the world's largest food companies has shut down a factory in Zimbabwe after a dispute with the government
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