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Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 03:00
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Human rights [2]
Issue Number: 
169 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Four leaders of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) have been released on bail after a short court appearance on Monday, the labour body reported. The four - secretary-general Wellington Chibebe and colleagues Lucia Matibenga, Sam Machinda, and Timothy Kondo - were arrested on 5 August under the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) in Gweru, south of the capital, Harare, while attending a workshop on the impact of taxation and HIV/AIDS on workers.

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Human Security [4]
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Country: 
Zimbabwe [6]

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