Special Reports

Zimbabwe



Bad to Worse in Zimbabwe

Robert Mugabe's government has jailed reporters without basis, intimidated sources, and obstructed distribution of independent news.
More than 80 journalists flee their home countries in the last year. Iraq and Somalia are the hardest hit. By Elisbeth Witchel and Karen Phillips

Journalist Deaths Hit Decade Peak
Half in Iraq; record number in Somalia

At least three journalists a month flee their home countries to escape threats of violence, imprisonment, or harassment. By Elisabeth Witchel and Karen Phillips

Zimbabwe's Exiled Press

Uprooted journalists struggle to keep careers, independent reporting alive.
Edited transcript of remarks, 5/5/04 Carnegie Council Conversation (Merrill House, New York City).
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is again marking World Press Freedom Day, Monday, May 3, by naming the World’s Worst Places to Be a Journalist. The list of 10 places represents the full range of current threats to press freedom.

Namibian journalists worry that President Nujoma is tightening his grip on the media.

9-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward

In the months following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, journalists around the world confronted an unprecedented press freedom crisis.

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Killed in Zimbabwe

1 journalist killed since 1992

1 journalist murdered

1 murdered with impunity

Contact

Africa

Program Coordinator:
Sue Valentine

Advocacy Coordinator:
Mohamed Keita

East Africa Consultant:
Tom Rhodes

West Africa Consultant:
Peter Nkanga

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pnkanga@cpj.org

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