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Zimbabwe: One step forward, three steps back for freedom of information
Sources News Release
http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR2132.htm
Publisher: Reporters Without Borders
Date Written: 21/06/2014
Year Published: 2014
Resource Type: Article
A decision by the Constitutional Court in favour of freedom of information should not overshadow the fact that three Zimbabwean news organizations have been raided by the police in the past few days.
Abstract: A decision by the Constitutional Court in favour of freedom of information should not overshadow the fact that three Zimbabwean news organizations have been raided by the police in the past few days. Reporters Without Borders wonders just how far the violence will go.
There was a partial victory for freedom of information on 12 June when the Constitutional court ruled that criminal proceedings for defamation violated the new constitution approved last year. The ruling meant the cases agai...
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