Despite Talks, Zimbabwe Opposition Says Political Prisoners Still Held

Officials of Zimbabwe's opposition party say that even as power-sharing talks with the ruling party get under way, more than 2,000 members of the Movement for Democratic Change remain behind bars on charges related to post-election political violence. The release of what MDC officials describe as political prisoners was one of the conditions set by the opposition for signing a memorandum of agreement on power-sharing negotiations this week. Opposition sources say intimidation also continues nationwide. Policy and Research Secretary Sekai Holland of the MDC formation headed by Morgan Tsvangirai says she went into hiding recently after realizing that she was under surveillance. She said a new state operation to arrest opposition members has been launched, code-named, "Who Sent You?" Meanwhile, some rural residents who fled... [read full story]