Read more intimidation stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32131/intimidation.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:21:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36216/under-italys-mob-toxic-trash-heaps-growing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeaps of garbage tower in southern Italy’s legal and illegal dumps, and may even be contributing to cancer and birth defects in the area—but the mafia’s grip on disposal makes it near impossible to fix the problem, the Los Angeles Times reports. “For years the waste has been accumulating,...http://www.newser.com/story/36216/under-italys-mob-toxic-trash-heaps-growing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 Aug 2008 15:24:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34154/fbis-methods-questioned-in-anthrax-search.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPressure is mounting for the FBI to publicly explain why its 2001 anthrax investigation focused on scientist Bruce Ivins, reports the New York Times, as some question the bureau's methods. Ivins simply “looked the most susceptible to pressure,” insisted one scientist. Bureau officials say they will make details public as...http://www.newser.com/story/34154/fbis-methods-questioned-in-anthrax-search.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 Aug 2008 6:23:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31704/mugabes-bloody-path-to-victory-in-zimbabwe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, first learned he’d lost his March bid for re-election, he told supporters he’d concede–but they wouldn’t listen. Instead, Mugabe agreed to let the army swing the vote in his favor. Thus began a campaign of violent intimidation that ultimately forced his opponent to drop out....http://www.newser.com/story/31704/mugabes-bloody-path-to-victory-in-zimbabwe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Jul 2008 12:25:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31688/zimbabwe-film-shows-mugabe-election-rigging.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFilm shot secretly by a Zimbabwean prison guard shows how President Robert Mugabe’s party used intimidation to earn votes in last week's run-off election, the Guardian reports. In the footage, ruling party members watch as prison officials fill out their ballots and inspect the results. At a rally, party members...http://www.newser.com/story/31688/zimbabwe-film-shows-mugabe-election-rigging.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Jul 2008 7:38:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31225/mugabe-is-sworn-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRobert Mugabe was sworn in today for another 5 years as president of Zimbabwe, after the electoral commission declared him the winner with 85% of the vote in an uncontested but controversial race. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who withdrew his candidacy last week over concerns of increasing violence, says he...http://www.newser.com/story/31225/mugabe-is-sworn-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 29 Jun 2008 12:09:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31209/mugabe-declares-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has proudly claimed victory in a run-off vote in which he was the only candidate, CNN reports. Preparations were underway for a swearing-in ceremony, with invitations sent out hours after his declaration. But a party spokesman said the ceremony wouldn’t be held until after the official...http://www.newser.com/story/31209/mugabe-declares-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 29 Jun 2008 7:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31040/tsvangirai-save-yourselves-vote-mugabe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Zimbabwe's sham run-off election for president began to get underway, even opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai urged supporters to vote for Robert Mugabe to save themselves from the violent intimidation orchestrated by the government, the Guardian reports. Mugabe's militia has conducted a terror campaign of murder, abduction, imprisonment and rape...http://www.newser.com/story/31040/tsvangirai-save-yourselves-vote-mugabe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Jun 2008 3:45:00 CDT