Zimbabwe amends security laws after talks
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President Robert Mugabe's government has amended tough security and media laws that critics say have helped him entrench his rule.
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South Africa's foreign minister said Tuesday she is satisfied that Zimbabwe is taking steps to ensure free and fair parliamentary elections &#151; even as the country's opposition leaders protest sweeping security measures, arrests and intimidation.
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NEW DELHI: The Indian government has repealed a stringent anti-terror law after complaints of misuse and has replaced it by amending the existing Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lifted a ban on contacts with the Palestinians after new leader Mahmoud Abbas ordered Gaza security forces to halt attacks on Israelis, and officials from both sides met within hours.
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Zimbabwe's government has proposed constitutional amendments on electoral policy and the creation of a human rights commission, steps critics say are designed to mask abuses and strengthen President Robert Mugabe's hold on power.
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Zimbabwe MPs agree to amend a tough media law, threatening unregistered journalists with jail.
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Zimbabwe has reversed its decision to ban 13 foreign sports journalists from entering the country in a bid to save England&#39;s troubled cricket tour.
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The Zimbabwean government on Sunday defended its proposed bill to ban foreign human rights groups, by issuing a statement saying the draft bill is meant to regulate the operations of NGOs in Zimbabwe for national security.
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The lower house of Zimbabwe&#39;s parliament  passed a bill on Wednesday allowing the government to monitor  phones, mail and the Internet to protect national security.
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Zimbabwe has sent crack police to  enforce price freezes in the rural strongholds of President  Robert Mugabe, where businesses have failed to heed measures  aimed at reining in inflation and halting economic collapse.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki is in travels to the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, for mediation talks.
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England&#39;s controversial cricket tour of Zimbabwe is set to be resurrected after a ban on British journalists was lifted. The tour was close to collapse after 13 sports correspondents were barred by Robert Mugabe&#39;s brutal Zanu PF regime.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki travels to Zimbabwe on Thursday to meet officials of the ruling ZANU-PF and main opposition parties after reports that a deal to end a political crisis was imminent.
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Zimbabwe's parliament on Tuesday began  debating a law empowering authorities to monitor phones, mail  and the Internet to protect national security, a move seen by  critics as part of an official crackdown on the opposition.
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Zimbabwe's president is set to introduce a new bill to nationalise foreign firms, as economic troubles escalate.
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Zimbabwe's president has approved laws easing restrictions on political rallies and the media ahead of upcoming presidential elections.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lifted a  ban on contacts with the Palestinians after new leader Mahmoud  Abbas ordered Gaza security forces to halt attacks on Israelis,  and officials from both sides met within hours.