[Satire] Zimbabwe: SAEF Appalled at Arrest of Zimbabwean Editor Faith Zaba

Zimbabwe authorities arrest newspaper editor on charges of insulting the president - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York July 2, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Zimbabwean authorities to release newspaper editor Faith Zaba, who was arrested on July 1. She is facing charges of “undermining or insulting the authority of the president” in connection with a satirical column. “This case sends the message that Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration are so fragile that they are easily threatened by a critical column,” s…

Zimbabwe's arbitrary detention of journalist an assault on freedom of expression

Responding to the arrest and detention of Faith Zaba, editor of the weekly Zimbabwe Independent, on allegations of undermining the authority of or insulting the country’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Khanyo Farisè, Amnesty International’s Senior Researcher in East and Southern Africa, said:“Amnesty International strongly condemns the arrest and detention of Faith Zaba for exercising her constitutionally guaranteed rights as a journalist. This i…

Zimbabwe: SAEF Appalled at Arrest of Zimbabwean Editor Faith Zaba

[Southern African Editors' Forum] The Southern Africa Editors Forum (SAEF) is appalled at the arrest and detention of Zimbabwe Independent Editor, Faith Zaba and demands her immediate release from police custody. Zaba faces allegations of undermining the authority or insulting the President.

Zimbabwe Jails Journalist For Satire Criticising President

A well-known Zimbabwean journalist was apprehended on Wednesday due to a satirical piece that criticised President Emmerson Mnangagwa, an action that media organisations have condemned as yet another assault on freedom of expression. Faith Zaba, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper, is the latest media professional to face legal action for an article that the government claimed undermined the authority of 82-year-old leader Mnangagwa. Ac…

TAEF condemns arrest of Zimbabwean journalist Zaba citing threat to press freedom - Ghana Business News

The African Editors Forum (TAEF) has condemned the arrest of Zimbabwean journalist and editor, Faith Zaba, describing it as a direct assault on press freedom and the fundamental right to free expression. In a statement issued today July 2, 2025, TAEF said Zaba’s detention by Zimbabwean authorities is part of a broader, disturbing pattern of harassment, intimidation, and judicial persecution of journalists across Africa. The Forum says these tact…

Zim Independent editor Faith Zaba's arrest signals media siege

The arrest and overnight detention of Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba for criticism in a satirical column – which insinuated President Emmerson Mnangagwa is “head of a mafia state” – further highlights growing concerns about the increasingly shrinking media freedom in the country amid resurgent authoritarian political repression and control. The incarceration of Zaba is […] The post Zim Independent editor Faith Zaba’s arrest signals media…