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Zimbabwe: Political executions reported

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 @ 13:38 UTC

by Ndesanjo Macha

Countries:: Zimbabwe
Topics:: Elections, Human Rights, War & Conflict, Politics
Languages:: English

Reports of political executions in Zimbabwe: “Last night we received unconfirmed reports that eight people were executed in Shamva. Their bodies are in the morgue, but their names are still unknown.”

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