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Photojournalist makes a fresh bail application
High Court Judge, Justice November Mtshiya on 12 May 2009 heard submissions for a fresh bail application by detained freelance photojournalist Shadreck Andrisson Manyere and reserved ruling on the matter to 13 May 2009.
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Commission raises concern over Zim statutory media body PDF Print E-mail
The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa Advocate Pansy Tlakula has criticised the appointment process that will lead to the establishment of the statutory Zimbabwe Media Council (ZMC).
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Government admits media laws restrictive PDF Print E-mail
A senior government official says plans are underway to reform repressive laws such as the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and Public Order and Security Act (POSA) to ensure they are in sync with provisions of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR). 
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MISA-Zimbabwe Oral Submission to Parliamentary Thematic Committee on Human Rights PDF Print E-mail
Oral Submission to the Parliamentary Thematic Committee on Human Rights on the Role of the Media in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights.
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NGOs adopt resolutions on Zimbabwe human rights situation PDF Print E-mail
The Forum for the Participation of NGOs meeting in Banjul, The Gambia, ahead of the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) on 9 November 2009 agreed to adopt a resolution on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe.
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Journalists discuss constitution making process PDF Print E-mail
On 6 November 2009 the Masvingo Press club hosted a discussion forum facilitated by MISA-Zimbabwe Advocacy Committee in Masvingo that was aimed at enlightening journalists on the state of constitutional reforms in the country. 
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