Zimbabwe Union of Journalists Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

In Zimbabwe, three journalists investigating elephant poisoning charged with slander

November 5, 2015 1:01 PM EST

Three journalists from Zimbabwe’s state-owned weekly newspaper Sunday Mail were arrested in the capital, Harare, on November 2, 2015, after the paper published a report about more than 60 elephants being poisoned in Hwange National Park, according to news reports.

Journalist attacked, detained for recording police in Zimbabwe

October 23, 2014 4:38 PM EDT

Cape Town, South Africa, October 23, 2014–Police and politicians in Zimbabwe should respect the right of journalists to report the news without fear of intimidation or violence, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today after police beat up a journalist in the capital, Harare.

Zimbabwe police attack photojournalist

August 22, 2014 1:43 PM EDT

Police in the capital, Harare, on August 18, 2014, assaulted and detained a photojournalist from the private daily paper Zimbabwe Mail who was covering a demonstration calling on the government to provide jobs, according to news reports.