Zimbabwe Court Rejects Ban on Protests

Zimbabwe's High Court has struck down the government's two-week ban on demonstrations. The ban was announced last Thursday, a day before opposition parties were to hold an anti-government protest in the capital. But High Court Justice Priscilla Chigumba ruled Wednesday that the government's ban was "invalid" because it was not done according to procedure. Chigumba issued the ruling despite remarks from President Robert Mugabe lambasting judges who allow...

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