news.telegraph.co.uk - Zimbabwe passes draconian media bill: ... the law will ban journalists from working without accreditation granted by a Media and Information Commission under the sway of Prof Moyo. Foreign correspondents will be allowed to visit Zimbabwe for limited periods to cover specific events subject to accreditation being granted by Prof Moyo's department. They will be banned from living in Zimbabwe. In effect, the bill makes it impossible for any journalist to work without state approval, or risk two years' imprisonment.
Hmm. Bet Europe is just warming up those sanctions right now, aren't they? Not that Mugabe will care in the least, but there you go. (And, to be sure, it's more than we're even thinking about doing.)
On the other hand, I'll also bet that Bush II Fraudulency and Our Lord High Minister of Injustice are looking at that bill and thinking, "Hey, we should do that here! ... oh, yeah, that pesky Constitution. Dammit!"
Posted by iain at January 31, 2002 10:40 PMComments