Power Outage at Harare Court Stalls Bail Bid for Arrested Zim Independent Editor Faith Zaba

Power outage at Harare court stalls bail bid for arrested Zim Independent editor Faith Zaba

Zimbabwe: Media Lobby Groups Demand Release of Detained Zimbabwe Independent Editor, Condemn Attack On Press Freedom

Women journalists' rights advocacy group Gender and Media Connect (GMC) has called on authorities to release jailed news editor Faith Zaba.

Faith Zaba Granted Bail After 3 Days in Custody - Gambakwe Media

Veteran journalist and Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba has been granted bail after spending three nights in custody. The Harare Magistrates Court today ordered her release on US$200 bail, following delays caused earlier in the week by reported power outages at the courthouse. Zaba is charged with “undermining the authority of the president”, after publishing a sharply critical column that described Zimbabwe as a “mafia state.” Prosecutors…

Who is arresting independent journalists in Zimbabwe?

I have just been reading an article that is said to have caused the arrest of Zimbabwe Independent editor, our beautiful sister, Faith Zaba. I read with an open mind, particularly trying to figure what could constitute an insult to authorities, a defamation or threat to national security; and also on the back of my […] The post Who is arresting independent journalists in Zimbabwe? appeared first on Zw News Zimbabwe.