Barry Bearak, a New York Times reporter recently detained, then released by the Zimbabwean government, writes about his arrest for the Times here.
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Zimbabwe Releases Times Reporter, British Journalist
The New York Times reports that its reporter Barry Bearak has been released by Zimbabwean officials. A Zimbabwean magistrate ruled that the prosecutor had failed to produce that the defendants had broken any law. British reporter Stephen Bevan has also…
Foreign Journalists Arrested in Zimbabwe Released on Bail
Zimbabwean officials have released two foreign journalists, New York Times reporter Barry Bearak, and a second, unidentified British man, on bail after they were detained for some time for reporting on the recent Zimbabwean elections without official permission. Both must…
Salmonella claims 14 lives as unhealthy conditions prevail in Harare
Tererai Karimakwenda reports that 14 children under the age of five have died of salmonella infections in Harare, Zimbabwe in the last few weeks. The infections are usually contracted from infected food and given the critical food shortages and the…
Vapostori sects ban polygamy
By Family Law
ZIMBABWE’S battle against Aids, which has so far claimed more than two million lives, received a major boost on Friday when more than 70 Apostolic and Zionist churches made a landmark resolution to abolish polygamy at the launch of an…
Zimbabwean Court Clears Journalists
Two Sunday Telegraph journalists charged with breaking Zimbabwe’s media laws have been acquitted by a judge, but still face charges for overstaying their visas. Read more about Zimbabwe and the press here at the Media Guardian’s website.
New Zimbabwean Law Limits Media Rights
On January 7, a new law entitled the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act went into effect in Zimbabwe. Together with the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA), which was passed in 2002, it…