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Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 02:00
Categories: 
Health & HIV/AIDS [2]
Issue Number: 
147 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Condoms, which for years have been used for combating the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, and stopping unwanted pregnancies, are the latest campaign weapons to remove president Mugabe of Zimbabwe from power. In a bulletin broadcast this week, Zimbabwe’s State controlled radio claims that the US is behind a scheme in which re-branded ‘revolutionary condoms’ with the message “get up, stand up,” are being used to urge Zimbabweans to stand up for their rights and overthrow the governmen...read more [4]

Condoms, which for years have been used for combating the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, and stopping unwanted pregnancies, are the latest campaign weapons to remove president Mugabe of Zimbabwe from power. In a bulletin broadcast this week, Zimbabwe’s State controlled radio claims that the US is behind a scheme in which re-branded ‘revolutionary condoms’ with the message “get up, stand up,” are being used to urge Zimbabweans to stand up for their rights and overthrow the government.

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Food & Health [5]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/hivaids/20729 [6]
Country: 
Zimbabwe [7]

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