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Zimbabwe suspends NGOs as possible election looms

By Cris Chinaka

HARARE, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has suspended 29 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in one of its provinces including Care International, state media reported on Wednesday, raising worries of a crackdown similar to one that preceded elections in 2008.

President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party kicked out foreign NGO ahead of the poll four years ago, making it difficult for the outside world to provide humanitarian assistance or monitor a vote marred by political violence and voter intimidation.

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