Nigerian labor union leader arrested ahead of nationwide strike
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A Nigerian labor union official on Saturday confirmed the arrest of its leader Adams Oshiomhole but said that it would not affect the scheduled Monday&#39;s nationwide strike.
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Nigerian unions on Monday delayed the start of a general strike two days but warned it could hit oil exports from Africa&#39;s biggest producer.
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A prominent trade union leader, Mansour Osanlou, is seized by unidentified men from a bus in Tehran.
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The leader of Zimbabwe's political opposition was arrested in an overnight police raid on his home ahead of a mass march Wednesday that had been banned by authorities, his group said.
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The head of the election campaign team for Zimbabwe's main opposition party is arrested by police.
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Police arrested trade union leaders and blocked streets and the main square of the capital to thwart an anti-government march, and the main labor federation apparently called off a planned nationwide strike at the last minute.
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ABUJA - Nigeria was braced for a nationwide general strike on Monday in protest against rising fuel prices as trade unions launched their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo and his economic reforms.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania - Authorities said on Saturday they arrested the alleged ringleader of a string of foiled coup and assassination attempts against Mauritania&#39;s leaders.
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Nigerian police have arrested a witchdoctor employed by a politician to perform rituals at an election tribunal, local media reported on Thursday.
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Nigerian security forces arrested the country's top union official at gunpoint on Saturday, his union said, ahead of a general strike called for Monday which the government has declared illegal.
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Nigerian police arrest the leader of a Muslim Shia sect and 100 of his followers after clashes in the northern city of Sokoto.
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Police arrested the leader of South Africa's main opposition party Sunday while she took part in an anti-drug demonstration.
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Nigeria&#39;s largest labor union is on strike to protest the rising prices of fuel in Africa&#39;s largest oil-producing country, defying a court order declaring the labor action illegal.
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LAGOS: A four-day general strike over rising fuel prices has begun in Nigeria, Africa&#39;s largest oil producer. The largest trade union grouping in the country, the Nigerian Labour Congress, said more strikes
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Trade unions in Nigeria threaten to call a general strike in protest at recent fuel price hikes.
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A nationwide strike is underway on Monday in Nigeria to protest against rising fuel prices, bringing much of Africa&#39;s top oil producer to a near standstill.
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The dissident leader of fuel price protests in Burma a week ago has been arrested, following a police operation.