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Marking today's Independence and Unity Day, the government highlighted the importance of the unity that was displayed in the independence referendum in December 1990 when Slovenians voted for Slovenia's independence. "Only if we are united will we find the best solutions," the government said as PM Robert Golob marked the holiday.

Yearly on 22 December, Ibhetshu Likazulu hosts memorial services for victims of the Gukurahundi Genocide. This year’s commemorations were disrupted by police who ordered mourners to go home. Afterwards police officers followed three people and arrested them. The three were Thamsanqa Ncube, vice...

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The state ceremony marking Independence and Unity Day was held in Cankarjev Dom in Ljubljana on Friday evening, with Prime Minister Robert Golob noting as the keynote speaker the importance of solidarity and unity in finding solutions for domestic and global challenges.

26 December: Observing Slovenian Independence Day

The group organised a memorial for the Gukurahundi victims at Stanley Square, but the police banned the event, and a proposed march.

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa said Zimbabwe would never enjoy true unity until dialogue took its course.

It has been a public holiday since 1997 as a day to reflect on efforts towards peace and reconciliation in Zimbabwe.

Responding to the news that security forces today arrested three activists in Bulawayo at a Unity Day memorial held to remember the victims of the Gukurahundi massacres, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said:

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