Journalists barred from taking pictures and threatened with arrest
25 Dec, 2022
What happened
The police in Zimbabwe’s second city of Bulawayo on 22 December 2022 reportedly barred some journalists from taking pictures as they dispersed people that had gathered in the city to remember victims of Gukurahundi.
According to the journalists, the police threatened to arrest them if they ignored their orders not to take pictures despite having duly produced their accreditation cards.
The police blocked the event on the basis that the organisers had not been cleared to hold the planned march.
The commemorations had been organised by pressure group, Ibhetshu LikaZulu.
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Those affected:
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Perpetrators:
Police Officers
Police Officers
Types of actors:
State
State
Location:
Bulawayo
Bulawayo