http://crookedtimber.org/2008/07/28/we-are-zctu/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:35:08 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/07/28/we-are-zctu/comment-page-1/#comment-248053 John Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:26:25 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=7195#comment-248053 Yes - as Celso says, they showed up in court today (in itself a brave thing considering the beatings they've had from the security services in the past) to find that trial has been postponed once again - this time taking us up to 27 August. I guess it suits Mugabe even more to keep effective union scrutiny silent by just extending the unfair bail conditions, and he thinks people may just forget about them if it drags on. Make a date to check back again in August and keep up the pressure! Yes – as Celso says, they showed up in court today (in itself a brave thing considering the beatings they’ve had from the security services in the past) to find that trial has been postponed once again – this time taking us up to 27 August. I guess it suits Mugabe even more to keep effective union scrutiny silent by just extending the unfair bail conditions, and he thinks people may just forget about them if it drags on. Make a date to check back again in August and keep up the pressure!

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2008/07/28/we-are-zctu/comment-page-1/#comment-248050 Celso Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:09:31 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=7195#comment-248050 It seems the trial has been postponed. By the way, Brazil's main Labour Confederation has already written to the Zimbabwean embassy in Brasilia. It seems the trial has been postponed. By the way, Brazil’s main Labour Confederation has already written to the Zimbabwean embassy in Brasilia.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2008/07/28/we-are-zctu/comment-page-1/#comment-247859 Scott McLemee Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:52:27 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=7195#comment-247859 More information on their case is available <a href="http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=439" rel="nofollow">here</a>. More information on their case is available here.

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