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Zimbabwe: MISA-Zimbabwe statement on World Press Freedom Day 2010

3rd May 2010
On 3 May 2010 Zimbabweans join the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day set by the United Nations to raise awareness on the importance of media freedom and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe court acquits Mugabe opponent Roy Bennett

10th May 2010
Roy Bennett leaving court after being acquitted of terrorism charges in in a case that has strained Zimbabwe's struggling coalition government since it was forged more than a year ago. Photograph: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP
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Zimbabwe: Zim cops seize pictures of repression

24th March 2010
Harare - Zimbabwe police on Tuesday seized all the photographs from an exhibition depicting repression under President Robert Mugabe, and arrested the chief of the human rights body that organized the show, officials confirmed.
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe artist defies Robert Mugabe

4th April 2010
Artist Owen Maseko is charged in Zimbabwe with 'undermining the authority of' President Robert Mugabe. One of Zimbabwe's most prominent artists has defied Robert Mugabe's regime in a hard-hitting interview with the Observer as he awaits trial for "undermining the authority of the president".
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Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai seeks access to information law repeal

16th April 2010
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Reform Agenda Faces Zanu PF Resistance Kholwani Nyathi27 March 2010A....
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Zimbabwe: Zim police arrest two gay rights activists

25th May 2010
Zimbabwe police have arrested two members of a gay organisation after they posted a letter in their office from former San Francisco Mayor Willie Lewis Brown criticising the Zimbabwean president's opposition to homosexuality, their lawyer said on Monday. Ellen Chadehama, 34, and Ingatius Mhambi, 38, are employees of the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) organisation. They were arrested on allegations under Zimbabwe's censorship laws on Friday.
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Zimbabwe: M&G in court for report on Zim elections

25th May 2010
Lawyers for the Mail & Guardian on Monday described the government's contention that two eminent SA judges were sent to Zimbabwe in 2002 as special envoys on a confidential diplomatic mission as "nonsense on stilts".
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe allows four new private newspapers

27th May 2010
Zimbabwe's newly created media commission said Wednesday licenses have been granted to allow four new private daily newspapers to start operating, in the first concrete move to relax tough media rules. "The Zimbabwe Media Commission is committed to the establishment of a free media that is a market place where citizens have easy access to a wide range of quality information," said the commission's chairman Godfrey Majonga.
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe frees gay rights activists

28th May 2010
A Zimbabwe court on Thursday freed two employees of a gay organisation after six days in jail on allegations of possessing indecent material and displaying a placard seen as insulting to President Robert Mugabe, an outspoken critic of homosexuality. The Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) organisation said on Thursday that the two employees were assaulted by police while in custody.
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe police raid gay group offices, arrest 2

24th May 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A defense attorney says police in Zimbabwe have arrested two members of a local gay organization. Attorney David Hofisi says he has not been allowed to visit them in jail since their arrest Friday but they were expected to be brought to court later Monday.
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