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Activists Press AU for Firm Action on Zimbabwe

Michael Chebud ,  OneWorld US ADDIS ABABA, Feb 3 (OneWorld.net) - Pressure is mounting on the administration of Robert Mugabe with over 35,000 people from 190 countries fasting in solidarity with the Zimbabwean people's struggle for survival, justice, and democracy. Kumi Naidoo. © Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) "People are fasting in 30 countries across the African continent and in countries as far away as Argentina, Burma, and Papua New Guinea," said Ricken Patel, executive director of Avaaz, a global movement with a mission to bring good governance. "The global solidarity fast is taking place at a crucial time when a new government will be formed in Zimbabwe -- now more than ever African leaders need to address the crisis of hunger, disease, and human rights in Zimbabwe." Kumi Naidoo, Save Zimbabwe Now activist and honorary president of the global civil society coordinating group CIVICUS, is on his 14th day of a three-week hunger strike t...