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<p><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt">September 14, 2006 <i>(5:25 EDT)</i></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt">No. 102</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt">CANADA CONDEMNS THE ARREST OF ZIMBABWEANS FOR
EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO DEMONSTRATE</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency, made the following statement regarding the arrest in
Zimbabwe of trade union members and others who sought to demonstrate to express
their views about the Government's economic policies:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">“I am deeply troubled that the Government of Zimbabwe has once again denied its
people their rights to freedom of expression and association as well as the right to
peaceful assembly. Canada condemns the arrest of these peaceful demonstrators and
calls for their immediate release. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">“Canada urges Zimbabwe to refrain from the use of intimidation, violence and
repression and to respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of its citizens,
and we have conveyed our concerns to the Government of Zimbabwe in Ottawa and in
Harare.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">For further information, media representatives may contact:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office<br>
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada<br>
613-995-1874<br>
</span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221085720/http://www.international.gc.ca/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.international.gc.ca</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p>
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