Journalists and actor released
MISA-Zimbabwe Alert Update
14 April 2016
Journalists and actor released
Journalists Winstone Antonio, Sherpherd Tozvireva and Itai Zengenya who were arrested at the Parliament of Zimbabwe on 13 April 2016 together with playright and actor Sylvanos Mudzvova were all released without charges on the same day.
Mudzvova was, however, asked to report to Harare Central Police station on 14 April 2016.
background
Mudzvova had planned to stage a one-man play titled: Bring Back the $15 billion. His play follows President Robert Mugabe’s statement that $15 billion in diamonds revenue had gone missing from mining activities in the Marange district of Manicaland Province.
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The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe was founded in 1996. Its work focuses on promoting, and advocating for, the unhindered enjoyment of freedom of expression, access to information and a free, independent, diverse and pluralistic media.
