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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2003|2003]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Print Journalism|Print Journalism]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Print Journalism|Print Journalism | |||
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'''Artist:''' Directors of the Associated Newspapers Zimbabwe | '''Artist:''' Directors of the Associated Newspapers Zimbabwe | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Robert Mugabe's government and its apppointed media commission | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Robert Mugabe's government and its apppointed media commission | ||
'''Date of Action:''' October 2003 | |||
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'''Location:''' Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa | '''Location:''' Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' ''The Daily News'' is Zimbabwe's only independent newspaper. It has been critical of President Mugabe throughout his 23-year rule. <P> | |||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The Daily News is Zimbabwe's only independent newspaper. It has been critical of President Mugabe throughout his 23-year rule. <P> | |||
'''The Incident:''' The Associated Newspapers Zimbabwe Executive Director, Sam Sipepa Nkomo, and three other company directors were arrested and detained on accusations that they published without a license. The newspaper's offices were raided shortly after the Administrative Court authorized the paper to publish in response to a prior denial to publish handed down by the government's media commission. The Administrative Court called the commission's decision "improperly unconstituted." <P> | '''The Incident:''' The Associated Newspapers Zimbabwe Executive Director, Sam Sipepa Nkomo, and three other company directors were arrested and detained on accusations that they published without a license. The newspaper's offices were raided shortly after the Administrative Court authorized the paper to publish in response to a prior denial to publish handed down by the government's media commission. The Administrative Court called the commission's decision "improperly unconstituted." <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' The government will appeal the Administrative Court's ruling. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' The government will appeal the Administrative Court's ruling. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' newsday.com | '''Source:''' newsday.com | ||
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[[Category:Print Journalism]] | [[Category:Print Journalism]] | ||
[[Category:Directors of the Associated Newspapers Zimbabwe]] | [[Category:Directors of the Associated Newspapers Zimbabwe]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:26, 24 December 2011
Date: 2003
Region: Africa
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Print Journalism
Artist: Directors of the Associated Newspapers Zimbabwe
Confronting Bodies: Robert Mugabe's government and its apppointed media commission
Date of Action: October 2003
Location: Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa
Description of Artwork: The Daily News is Zimbabwe's only independent newspaper. It has been critical of President Mugabe throughout his 23-year rule.
The Incident: The Associated Newspapers Zimbabwe Executive Director, Sam Sipepa Nkomo, and three other company directors were arrested and detained on accusations that they published without a license. The newspaper's offices were raided shortly after the Administrative Court authorized the paper to publish in response to a prior denial to publish handed down by the government's media commission. The Administrative Court called the commission's decision "improperly unconstituted."
Results of Incident: The government will appeal the Administrative Court's ruling.
Source: newsday.com
