Internet freedom and access on the decline in Zimbabwe
Statistics from three recent publications paint a sober picture of internet access, use and freedom in Zimbabwe.
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Statements
Statements
Statement on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
MISA Zimbabwe urges the government to take steps towards ensuring a safe working environment for media practitioners.
Statement on UN Proclamation on International Day for Access to Information 2018
The official endorsement of 28 September as the Right to Know Day is an opportunity the government should seize to domesticate international instruments.
The right to privacy, interception of communications and surveillance in Zimbabwe
We have just published an analysis of the right to privacy, interception of communications and surveillance laws in Zimbabwe.
Statement on International Day for Universal Access to Information 2019
This year’s Right to Know Day comes at a timely moment for Zimbabwe following the gazetting of the country’s Freedom of Information Bill.
Statement on abduction of Bustop TV comedian
MISA Zimbabwe urges the Zimbabwean authorities and the police to swiftly investigate the case involving the reported assault and abduction of Bustop TV comedian Samantha Kureya by unidentified armed men from her home in Harare’s high-density suburb of Mufakose.
Freedom of Information Bill Commentary available now!
We have just published a detailed Commentary on the Freedom of Information Bill, complete with recommendations on further improvements that can still be made on the Bill before it is passed into law.
Denial of ZBC’s biased coverage buttresses calls for its transformation
MISA Statement on oral evidence given by Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation representatives when they appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media and Broadcasting on 23 May 2019.
Position on government media law reforms progress update
This is a statement on MISA Zimbabwe's position on the government of Zimbabwe's media law reforms progress update on 20 May 2019.
World Press Freedom Day Statement 2019
MISA Zimbabwe's World Press Freedom Day Statement for 2019 under the theme: Regional and Continental Instruments Key to Democratic Media Reforms