Zimbabwe
Please find below links to media freedom news items for Zimbabwe. These have been organised by publication date.
2022
12.12.22 - Zimbabwe government tries to justify shutting down the internet, IFEX
29.11.22 - Continued barring of Zimbabwe’s private media condemned, IFEX
21.09.22 - Two Zimbabwean journalists denied entry to political rally, one attacked by security agent, CPJ
20.09.22 - Stakeholders in Zimbabwe raise concerns over telecoms traffic monitoring system, IFEX
13.09.22 - Call monitoring system has potential to snoop on citizens, IFEX
25.08.22 - Four Zimbabwean journalists beaten, forced to delete footage by ruling party supporters, CPJ
16.08.22 - Zimbabwe’s censorship board bans Danish documentary about opposition leader, CPJ
05.08.22 - Zimbabwe police charge 2 journalists with publishing false information, CPJ
08.07.2022 - Zimbabwean journalist Anyway Yotamu charged after assault by police, CPJ
23.06.2022 - Zimbabwean journalist threatened with assault after corruption reporting, CPJ
2020
03/12/2020 - Zimbabwe: Press freedom under attack - IFJ
04/11/2020 - Zimbabwe: Court bars recognized lawyer from representing jailed journalist - IFJ
02/09/2020 - Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono released on bail, with restrictions, in Zimbabwe- CPJ
19/08/2020 - Zimbabwe: Court bars recognized lawyer from representing jailed journalist - IFJ
05/08/2020 - Letter about coronavirus-linked press freedom violations in Zimbabwe- RSF
20/7/2020 - Hopewell Chin'ono: Whistle-blowing Zimbabwean journalist arrested - The BBC
16/7/2020 - Freelance reporter charged with insulting Zimbabwe’s president - CPJ
23/6/2020 - Two Zimbabwean journalists charged with violating COVID-19 lockdown- CPJ
15/6/2020 -Zimbabwe: Government bars private media journalists from covering official event - IFJ
26/5/2020 - Zimbabwe frees journalists held for 'coronavirus breach - News24
15/5/2020 -Zimbabwe: Daily Threat - Journos Bear Brunt of Covering the COVID-19 Story - AllAfrica
4/5/2020 -Zimbabwe: Journalists Cry Out for More Freedom - AllAfrica
2/4/2020 - Another journalist arrested while covering Covid-19 lockdown - New Zimbabwe
25/3/2020 - Zimbabwe: Military Lenses On Social Media Castigated - All Africa
15/3/2020 - Women Still Face Barriers In Accessing Media – Survey - New Zimbabwe
14/02/2020- Media environment far from ideal - Zimbabwe Independent
18/02/2020- MISA Zimbabwe Calls For Reforms At ZBC Broadcast Media Africa
2019
03/06/2019 - Media reforms on course: Govt - The Herald
31/05/2019 - Mutsvangwa: State media journalists have green light to be political - New Zimbabwe
28/05/2019 - Zimbabwe: Authorities escalate attack on human rights defenders - Malawi24
10/05/2019 - Zimbabwe: Zim Newsrooms a Danger to Female Journalists - All Africa
23/04/2019 - A truly ‘new Zimbabwe’ should mean a free space for dissent - New Zimbabwe
08/03/2019 - MISA Zimbabwe concerned by media shutdowns on the continent - ifex
14/02/2019 - Zimbabwe to repeal draconian media law - The East African
21/01/2019 - Zimbabwe's Econet Wireless Says Restores All Internet, Social Media Services - VoA
18/01/2019 - Internet Shutdown in Zimbabwe: A Most Dangerous Precedent - Medium
18/01/2019 - ‘Total internet shutdown’ in Zimbabwe: provider - SABC News
14/01/2019 - Blowing hot and cold: media law and policy reforms process in 2018 - MISA
2018
28/12/2018 - How new media platforms have become powerful across Africa - News24
05/12/2018 - MISA Zimbabwe raises violation of privacy rights with Speaker of Parliament - IFEX
27/11/2018 - ZBC live broadcast throttled during Commission of Inquiry hearings - MISA
15/08/2018 - ZBC owes producers $400k - Newsday
23/07/2018 - Zim media remain polarised, unbalanced - Nehanda Radio
18/07/2018 - Pressure on media grows as poll date nears in Zimbabwe - International Press Institute
11/07/2018 - Safety of Journalists in Question As Poll Date Nears - All Africa
18/05/2018 - ZBC rapped for 'skewed coverage' - The Herald (Zimbabwe)
12/02/2018 - 2018 elections: ZBC under spotlight - Daily News
19/01/2018 - 'Urgently align media laws to constitution' - Zimbabwe Independent