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A Zimbabwean court ruled Saturday that the opposition party can stage its planned rallies, even though police had said the day before that all such gatherings were banned.

The opposition Movement for Democratic Change received approval from the court to stage four rallies, one Saturday and three Sunday, said Alec Muchandehama, attorney for the MDC.

Morgan Tsvangirai, the MDC opposition leader, had been detained by police on Friday and was told by police that demonstrations by the group were banned, his spokesman said. Read full article »

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