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Zimbabwe's
newspapers when not government-owned face harsh media laws
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The attorney for a Zimbabwe journalist says his client was
convicted of publishing a newspaper in a southern town without government
permission and sentenced to eight months in prison.
Associated Press reports several newspapers and
radio stations have already been closed under Zimbabwe's harsh media laws and
dozens of journalists have been arrested over the past 15 years.
Defense lawyer Martin
Mureri said his client Patrick Chitongo was only putting together a dummy
version of the paper to apply for a license. They plan to appeal the
conviction.
Although several
privately owned newspapers are in circulation, the government is the largest
media owner, running over a dozen national and community newspapers as well as
enjoying television monopoly.
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