the Media Monitoring community of Zimbabwe

Zim: TV journalists arrested and held during cabinet meeting

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:20:00 +0200

HARARE: Reporters Without Borders yesterday, 22 October 2009, condemned mistreatment by Zimbabwean intelligence agents of two journalists working for Arab satellite TV station al-Jazeera.
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Zim: IFJ cautiously welcomes media reforms pledge

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:37:00 +0200

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ), cautiously welcomed recent announcements made by the coalition government in its effort to turn over a new leaf on six years of intimidation and stifling of independent journalists.
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Zim: Parliament submits Media Commission nominations

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:52:00 +0200

HARARE: The Parliamentary Standing Rules and Orders Committee (SROC) on Tuesday, 18 August 2009 said it had endorsed 12 persons whose names have been submitted to the president for appointment to the statutory Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) contrary to media reports that the process had been put on hold.
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Zim: Gov't must fulfil media freedom obligations

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:25:00 +0200

HARARE: MISA-Zimbabwe held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Harare on 15 August 2009 during which its chairperson, Loughty Dube, urged the inclusive government to fulfil its obligations as required in terms of regional and international instruments that protect media freedom and freedom of expression.
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Zim to have new media commission

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:14:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's parliament has begun the process of establishing the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), days after the High Court declared the Media and Information Commission (MIC) defunct and ordered that it stop accrediting of journalists.
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May, a difficult month for Zimbabwean journalists

Mon, 25 May 2009 10:16:00 +0200

Journalists in Zimbabwe continue to be arrested amid a newly launched 100-day plan to deal with the country's insolvency, human rights abuses and other troubles. Over the past month, four journalists, 18 human rights activists and a media lawyer have been arrested. Two other journalists are shortly due to appear in court to face charges of defamation.
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Zimbabwe media defense lawyer arrested

Fri, 15 May 2009 09:44:00 +0200

NEW YORK: Police in Zimbabwe should immediately release Alec Muchadehama, a prominent human rights lawyer targeted for his work on behalf of journalist Anderson Shadreck Manyere and others, the Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday, 14 May 2009.
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Zimbabwe: Laws used to 'criminalise journalism', minister

Wed, 13 May 2009 12:10:00 +0200

HARARE: A senior Zimbabwean government official has admitted that laws passed by the previous administration were still being used to "criminalise journalism" and needed to be changed, after two more journalists were arrested earlier this week.
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Rights-Zimbabwe: Journalists spurn govt summit on press freedom

Fri, 08 May 2009 11:31:00 +0200

BULAWAYO: Zimbabwe's unity government is stuttering in its attempt at restoring press freedom in a country which had once branded independent journalists as ‘enemies of the state'.
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Zimbabwe: Media to boycott reform conference

Wed, 06 May 2009 09:54:00 +0200

HARARE: The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) and the Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) have called for a media reform conference taking place this week to be boycotted after two Zimbabwean journalists were arrested for the second time.
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