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made a statement about Western criticism of his regime: "When they criticise the government when it tries to prevent violence and punish perpetrators of that violence we take the position that they can go
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17 March: Four ranking members of the opposition were refused permission to leave the country, some of them seeking treatment for injuries inflicted in police custody.
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was beaten and tortured after being arrested, prompting widespread domestic and international criticism.
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to stand down or face "open revolt" in a message posted on church bulletin boards across the country.
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14 March: Two female officers were seriously injured in a fire-bomb attack on a police station in
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whose passengers are jumping out in a bid to save their lives".
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called for the world to work towards ousting Mugabe.
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21 March: The United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe,
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Politics of Zimbabwe

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