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August 6, 2018

Zimbabwe: Crackdown Against Opposition Activists Continues After Elections
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In Zimbabwe, a military crackdown against opposition activists continued
over the weekend, following last week's historic presidential elections.
Longtime leader Robert Mugabe's former vice president, Emmerson
Mnangagwa, was declared the winner of Monday's election, although
opposition parties have rejected the outcome, questioning the vote
count. Human rights groups now say dozens of opposition activists have
been abducted, attacked or raped by unidentified men during a wave of
post-election repression. The army has also been deployed to the streets
of the capital Harare.


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