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March 7, 2008

Zimbabwean journalist to fight ban

By Julie Tomlin

A journalist is challenging a year-long work ban imposed on him by the state media commission in Zimbabwe which has remained in force despite recent changes to the media laws.

Lawyers for Brian Hungwe, who has worked with the BBC and SABC, have called on the Media and Information Commission (MIC) to lift the ban because under new rules the body should be replaced by a new nine-member Zimbabwe Media Commission. (more…)

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