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| ZIMBABWE: REGIONAL SOLIDARITY STATEMENTS Since the elections in Zimbabwe on 29 March 2008, a number of statements have been released by national, regional and international civil society groups in Africa (as well as in other regions). These include (but are not limited to) statements from the following organisations and coalitions: More Lessons of the An Yue Jiang Nicole Fritz In the past few days, media have carried reports that the An Yue Jiang did offload its arms cargo in Angola, that South Africa facilitated the process by refuelling the ship and that Zimbabwean government authorities confirmed receipt of the weaponry. More Open Pastoral letter to the Zimbabwean Churches Allan Boesak The images remain stark and deeply disturbing: the empty shelves in shops and the greater emptiness in the eyes of children, women and men; the sight of armed soldiers and the spontaneous anxious wondering what they are up to; the sense of betrayal inflicted upon a people whose only crime seems to be the audacity of their hopes and aspirations. More PASTORAL STATEMENT ON ZIMBABWE WORLD DAY OF ACTION ON ZIMBABWE, 25 MAY 2008 The KwaZulu-Natal Council of Churches and the entire ecumenical movement in KZN, joins the rest of the world in embarking on a series of actions that highlight the continued deterioration of the situation in Zimbabwe and expressing our continued solidarity with our neighbours. More |
