Zimbabwe: Party Leader's Trial Begins

Full story: New York Times

The trial of Roy Bennett, a leader in the Movement for Democratic Change and its choice for deputy agriculture minister, started Monday amid signs that President Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party were continuing to crack down on independent groups they see as political adversaries.

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