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  • 12 Sep 2008
    Mixed responses to Zimbabwe power sharing deal

    There has been hope but also caution laced with anxiety among social justice and human rights campaigners in Zimbabwe to the news of a power sharing deal between President Mugabe and the opposition, mediated by South Africa.

  • 7 Sep 2008
    Zimbabwe opposition issues fresh election challenge

    Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he will not be bullied into power sharing at any cost and has challenged President Robert Mugabe to hold new elections if he is not prepared to reach a genuine agreement.

  • 26 Aug 2008
    Church leaders concerned that time is running out in Zimbabwe

    Christian leaders in Zimbabwe have called on parties to continuing power-sharing talks to shun partisan interests and urgently break the impasse that is holding back the conclusion of negotiations aimed at resolving the country's political and economic crisis.

  • 24 Jul 2008
    International church groups call for end of Zimbabwe NGO ban

    A coalition of church organizations has called for the lifting of a ban by Zimbabwe that has prevented humanitarian aid agencies and non-governmental organizations from working in the country.

  • 23 Jul 2008
    Bishop issues warning as Zimbabwe power-sharing talks resume

    The Anglican bishop of Harare has warned leaders of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change to be wary of President Robert Mugabe intentions following the signing of an agreement to open power-sharing talks between the two main parties.

  • 17 Jul 2008
    African churches call for tough action on Mugabe abuses

    Delegates from churches in Zimbabwe, South Africa and other countries in the Southern Africa Development Community have expressed clear support for targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe.

  • 14 Jul 2008
    URC offers support to Zimbabweans living in Britain

    The United Reformed Church has urged local congregations to take action to support Zimbabweans living in Britain, as warns government over the continuing crisis in the southern African nation.

  • 9 Jul 2008
    Methodist Church condemns UK’s failure of Zimbabwean refugees

    The Methodist Conference has condemned the UK government’s failure to care for Zimbabwean refugees and is urging the Government to immediately stop all deportations to Zimbabwe and grant indefinite ‘right to remain’ to Zimbabwean refugees.

  • 9 Jul 2008
    Brown: 'no place to hide' for Mugabe

    Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that Robert Mugabe’s regime was ‘illegitimate’ and had ‘blood on its hands’. He was speaking at the close of the three-day G8 Summit in Hokkaido, Japan, today.

  • 8 Jul 2008
    Outspoken archbishop may return to troubled Zimbabwe

    A key church figure in the struggle against Robert Mugabe's abuses in Zimbabwe, Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube, has said he may soon return to the country, still reeling from post-election conflict, hunger and economic chaos.