Zimbabwe police 'quit newspaper'

BBC News ^ | January 21, 2004

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Zimbabwean police have reportedly vacated the offices of the country's only privately-owned daily newspaper.

A legal advisor to the Daily News told BBC News Online that after being served with a court order, the police had left the offices and printing press.

"If nothing changes, we will be able to get an edition out early [on Thursday] morning," said Gugulethu Moyo.

The paper, a fierce critic of President Robert Mugabe, was shut down in September 2003 under a new press law.

Ms Moyo said the paper had not had any contact with the government following Wednesday's court order.

Information Minister Jonathan Moyo described a previous court order against the police as "academic".

Since opening in 1999, the Daily News has seen its editors arrested on several occasions and its printing press was bombed in January 2001.

The government controls Zimbabwe's two other daily newspapers and all television and radio stations.

DAILY NEWS TIMELINE
1999: Launched
2000-2001: Editors, journalists arrested several times
Jan 2001: Printing press bombed
2002: New media law passed
July 2003: Appeals against media law
Sep 2003: Closed
24 Oct 2003: Court rules newspaper should be licensed
25 October: Back on the streets, closed again
19 Dec 2003: Court ruling upheld, police occupy building
9 Jan 2004: Court orders police out

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[cripplecreek]

ever seen this ?

http://www.africantears.netfirms.com/thisweek.htm

kathy has been documenting the events inside zimbabwe in this weekly diary for at least 2 years.

[Clive]

Yes.

I have been posting Cathy's letters on Free Republic every weekend for almost as long as she has been writing them.

I am taking the liberty of adding you to my Zim/Africa ping list.

[cripplecreek]

sure enough.

personally i wish more americans took an intrest in the tragedy of zimbabwe. i for one was livid that france complained and denounced america in our run up to war yet felt compelled to invite robert mugabe to france at the same time.

[backhoe]

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[cyborg]

I share your sentiments.