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Home > Zimbabwe: Harare Presses Ahead With Wiretapping Legislation

Contributor [1]
Monday, September 4, 2006 - 03:00
Categories: 
Media & freedom of expression [2]
Issue Number: 
268 [3]
Article-Summary: 

A senior Zimbabwe official said Wednesday (August 30) that Harare is determined to press ahead with draft legislation that would allow authorities to monitor phone calls and Internet communications, despite public hearing testimony from opposition politicians, media representatives, human rights groups and others that the bill should be scuttled.

Category: 
ICT, Media & Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/media/36727 [5]
Country: 
Zimbabwe [6]

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