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Zimbabwe charges 45 with treason for viewing Egypt footage

By Shehnilla Mohamed/CPJ Africa Staff
Men and women arrested for watching footage of the unrest in Egypt wait outside a Harare courthouse. (Reuters)

The right to receive and impart information is a fundamental human right enshrined in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but in Zimbabwe, watching news of North African and Middle East protests apparently amounts to treason. 

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March 4, 2011 1:56 PM ET |
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