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Blessed Mhlanga

Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga denied bail for 3rd time

Lusaka, April 8, 2025—Zimbabwean authorities should stop their victimization of broadcast journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who, after 43 days in jail, was denied bail for the third time on Monday, and must ensure that charges against him are dropped immediately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. Mhlanga, a journalist for privately owned Heart and Soul Television,…

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Blessed Mhlanga

Zimbabwe seeks to stifle political debate with jail, threats, legislation

Lusaka, March 27, 2025—“I have learnt that free speech, free talk, is not free,” Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga wrote in a letter from prison, which was made public on February 28, his fourth day behind bars. Mhlanga, who works with the privately owned broadcaster Heart and Soul TV, was arrested on February 24 and charged with…

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Journalist Blessed Mhlanga (left) in the capital's Harare Magistrates Court with his lawyer Chris Mhike (right) on February 25.

Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga jailed over interviews with war veteran

Lusaka, February 26, 2025—CPJ calls on Zimbabwean authorities to free broadcast journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who has been in detention since February 24 on charges of incitement in connection to his critical interviews with a war veteran.  “It is absolutely shameful that Blessed Mhlanga has been thrown behind bars simply because he gave voice to a…

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Mlondolozi Ndlovu and Chengeto Chidi

Zimbabwean opposition party members threaten, obstruct journalists at political meeting

On December 18, 2022, political activists and security personnel affiliated with the Movement for Democratic Change, a Zimbabwean opposition party, threatened a group of journalists covering the party’s meeting in Harare, the capital, according to news reports, a report by the Zimbabwean chapter of the regional press freedom group Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA),…

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