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For more information on Zackie Achmat, please see:
Genocide charge against TAC boss - South African Press Association --Thursday, 11 January 2007
TAC's Achmat asks for help of ANC 'comrades' - South African Press Association - August 30, 2006
Outrage at SA Aids drug shortage - BBC News - Tuesday, 1 June, 2004
S.Africa AIDS Activist Gets Nobel Peace Nomination - Reuters NewMedia - Tuesday, December 2, 2003
Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa Receives Mandela Health & Human Rights Award - PRNewswire - October 6, 2003
SAfrica-health-AIDS: South African AIDS activist starts antiretroviral treatment - Agence France-Presse - September 8, 2003
AIDS-SAfrica: Barcelona absentee: a campaigner for AIDS drugs who refuses to take them - Agence France-Presse - July 6, 2002
SAfrica-AIDS: S.Africa blames lack of resources for not providing anti-AIDS drug - Agence France-Presse - November 27, 2001
SAfrica-drugs-AIDS: S.African AIDS activists demand treatment from reluctant government - Agence France-Presse - April 20, 2001
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