Zimbabwean police patrol the streets of the capital Harare March 1, 2011. Internet campaigns calling for protests against the 31-year rule of President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday did not lead to any mass gatherings in Zimbabwe, where police have threatened to crush any "Egypt-style" protests. The two campaigns, on Facebook and Twitter, were trying to start popular uprisings similar to ones that toppled the long-serving leaders of Tunisia and Egypt and are threatening Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi.
Zimbabwean police conduct body searches on public and private transport vehicles, in Harare, Tuesday, March 1, 2011, in an effort to thwart a call for mass protest posted on Zimbabwean websites against the longtime authoritarian ruler, President Robert Mugabe. Armored cars and trucks of riot police have swept through Harare since Saturday, fanning out into townships around the city, and authorities have given no official explanation for the display of force.
Zimbabwean police conduct body searches on public and private transport vehicles, in Harare, Tuesday, March, 1, 2011, in an effort to thwart a call for mass protests posted on Zimbabwean websites against the longtime authoritarian ruler, President Robert Mugabe. Armored cars and trucks of riot police have swept through Harare since Saturday, fanning out into townships around the city, and authorities have given no official explanation for the display of force.
Armed Zimbabwean police patrol the streets of Harare, Tuesday, March 1, 2011, in an effort to thwart a call for mass protests posted on Zimbabwean websites against the longtime authoritarian ruler, President Robert Mugabe. Armored cars and trucks of riot police have swept through Harare since Saturday, fanning out into townships around the city, and authorities have given no official explanation for the display of force.
An armed prison guard keeps a close eye on Munyaradzi Gwisai,not seen, the head of the local branch of the International Socialist Organization as he leaves the courts in leg irons after been remanded in custody in Harare, Tuesday, March. 1, 2011. A Zimbabwean court says 45 suspects facing treason charges must stay in jail until their hearing next week to give prosecutors time to prepare the case against them. State prosecutors said Tuesday they were not ready to present their case against the group arrested last month for attending a lecture on North African anti-government protests.
A vehicle is seen driving away with a group of people who have been detained by the police following body searches on public and private transport vehicles, in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, March 1, 2011, in an effort to thwart a call for mass protests posted on Zimbabwean websites against the longtime authoritarian ruler, President Robert Mugabe. Armored cars and trucks of riot police have swept through Harare since Saturday, fanning out into townships around the city, and authorities have given no official explanation for the display of force.
Zimbabwean police patrol the streets of the capital Harare March 1, 2011. Internet campaigns calling for protests against the 31-year rule of President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday did not lead to any mass gatherings in Zimbabwe, where police have threatened to crush any "Egypt-style" protests. The two campaigns, on Facebook and Twitter, were trying to start popular uprisings similar to ones that toppled the long-serving leaders of Tunisia and Egypt and are threatening Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi.
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Why do you think the international community has turned a blind eye to the sufferings of the Zimbabweans people but quickly came to the aid of Libya?
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