Zimbabwe - One step forward, three steps back for freedom of information

Reporters without borders

A decision by the Constitutional Court in favour of freedom of information should not overshadow the fact that three Zimbabwean news organizations have been raided by the police in the past few days. Reporters Without Borders wonders just how far the violence will go.     There was a partial victory for freedom of information on 12 June when the Constitutional court ruled that criminal proceedings for defamation violated the new constitution approved last year. The ruling meant the cases (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - samedi 21 juin 2014