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Contributor [1]
Thursday, June 12, 2003 - 03:00
Categories: 
Media & freedom of expression [2]
Issue Number: 
114 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Two journalists from the Voice of the People Communications Trust were detained, interrogated, beaten and had their mobile phones and recorders confiscated by ruling party Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front youths and war veterans. In a related incident, the home of John Masuku, Coordinator of Voice of the People, was searched and Voice of the People administrative files and a computer used in the production of programmes, confiscated.

Category: 
ICT, Media & Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/media/15612 [5]
Country: 
Zimbabwe [6]

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