Zimbabwean police have reportedly released opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
That's according to a statement by Tsvangirai's party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). The MDC leader had been detained for about two hours at Global Media Forum in Bonn wraps up second day ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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