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President Robert Mugabe was named to CPJ's list of the ten worst enemies of the press in 2001. See CPJ's 2001 Enemies list. Backed by his volatile minister of information and publicity, Jonathan Moyo, Mugabe harangued, insulted, threatened, and intimidated journalists throughout the year. Mugabe, his unpopularity growing at home, found himself increasingly isolated on…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260