/ 14 February 1999

ZIMBABWEAN MEDIA CRACKDOWN CONDEMNED

THE world’s biggest organisation of journalists on Friday called on Zimbabwe to end its current crackdown on the media and demanded that those responsible for the torture of two reporters are brought to justice. The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists said seven journalists had been detained since the start of this year in a crackdown on the country’s media.At least two of them, Sunday Standard editor Mark Chavunduka and his reporter Ray Choto, had been subjected to torture including beating and electric shocks, the IFJ said.

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