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World
Press Freedom Day 3 May 2008.
On World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, MISA will release the
14th edition of its annual state of the media publication,
So This Is Democracy? The publication documents
and comments on the 181 media freedom and freedom
of expression violations recorded by
MISA in 2007.
MISA will officially launch its flagship publication
at a cocktail evening on 2 May 2008 during the UNESCO World
Press
Freedom
Day celebrations to be held in Maputo, Mozambique.
Download
pdf copy here!
MISA PHOTO / Werani Zabula
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Trial of Kwekwe journalists postponed
The trial of three journalists employed by the weekly Network Guardian in the Midlands town of Kwekwe charged with abuse of journalistic privileges in contravention of the repressive Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) was on 6 May 2008 postponed to 22 May 2008. Full Story
Zimbabwe: Freelance journalist's trial date set
The trial of freelance journalist Frank Chikowore charged with public Full Story
Zimbabwe: Media lawyer arrested
One of Zimbabwe's leading media lawyers, Harrison Nkomo, is being detained Full Story
Kwekwe Journalists' trial kicks-off
The trial of three journalists employed by the weekly Network Guardian in Full Story
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MISA DEMANDS THE IMMEDIATE REALESE OF ARRESTED JOURNALISTS AND AN END TO VIOLENCE ON CITIZENS
MISA expresses serious concern and condemnation on the crackdown on independent foreign journalists in Zimbabwe following the arrests of New York Times journalist Barry Bearak and another yet identified foreign Journalist. The two were arrested at a local hotel on 3 April 2007 allegedly that the journalists were working without accreditation. Full Story
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Runoff between Mugabe and Tsvangirai Inevitable - Jonathan Moyo
A runoff between the current President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe of ZANU PF and Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change appear inevitable following reports that Mugabe has polled 42% and Tsvangirai slightly over 48% with noone having the absolute majority as required by Zimbabwe's Electoral Laws. Zimbabwe's former information minister and political analyst Jonathan Moyo said this at a Press Club meeting hosted by MISA-Zimbabwe in collaboration with the Harare Press Club on April 2, 2008. Full Story
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Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s Violating People’s Right to Information
MISA is dismayed by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s (ZEC) failure to announce the outcome of last weekend’s parliamentary and presidential elections five days later. This unprofessional and unethical conduct by ZEC not only violates Zimbabweans’ Right to Information, but also international and regional guidelines and standards on managing democratic elections. Full Story
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SADC notes several election anomalies but endorses poll as free and fair
The SADC Observer Mission to the 2008 elections noted several anomalies that run against the grain of the principles of democratic elections within the southern African region but still endorsed the process leading to the 29 March elections as free and fair. Full Story
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