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From the Communiqué

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Free expression abuses pervasive under power-sharing agreement

Zimbabwe's power-sharing agreement recognised the right to freedom of expression last year, but the media remain muzzled and journalists continue to face intimidation and arrest, report IFEX members.

Foreign journalists welcome to do their job, says PM

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced last week that foreign journalists are free to report from Zimbabwe, where many have previously been banned and others arrested and harassed, report the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) and news reports.

JOURNALIST RELEASED, ANOTHER STILL IN DETENTION

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) and other IFEX members welcomed the release of journalist and human rights activist Jestina Mukoko last week after three months in jail, but urge the Zimbabwean government to free another journalist who is still in detention.

KIDNAPPED AND TORTURED JOURNALIST, ACTIVIST REMANDED IN CUSTODY

Zimbabwean authorities have accused freelance photographer Anderson Shadreck Manyere and former journalist Jestina Mukoko of a terrorist plot to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, report the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) and other IFEX members. They were abducted in December and are now being held in high-security prisons - and face possible death sentences.

IFJ AND IPI CALL FOR INQUIRY INTO JOURNALIST'S DEATH

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International Press Institute (IPI) are calling for an inquiry into the death of London "Times" photojournalist Richard Mills of Northern Ireland, found dead in his hotel room in Harare on 14 July and declared by the police to be the victim of asphyxiation by hanging.

TAKE ACTION! STAND UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE ON 12 JULY

Last month Robert Mugabe was sworn in as President of Zimbabwe again after one of the bloodiest and most controversial elections in African history. "It is the responsibility of all Africans to urgently put a stop to Mr Mugabe's anti-democratic activities," says CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Amnesty International and the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP), who are calling for a pan-African campaign of solidarity for Zimbabwe this Saturday, 12 July.

Campaigns and Advocacy

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Say no to EU visa discrimination after Zimbabwean band forced to cancel tour

In the lead up to their European tour this summer, the band Mokoomba was billed "The Next Generation of Zimbabwean Hope" in recognition of their story of diversity and perseverance: they come from one of Zimbabwe's smallest rural villages and sing in Tonga, a language foreign to even the majority of Zimbabweans.

Constraints to freedom of expression highlighted in report of mission to Zimbabwe by team of African media experts

(MISA/IFEX) - The following is an abridged report by AFMF, IFJ, MISA and other organisations:

Fear pervading media, public denied information, notes fact-minding mission

(IFJ/MISA/IFEX) - The following is a 13 June 2008 joint statement by IFJ, MISA, members of the Network of African Freedom of Expression Organisations (NAFEO), and other organisations:

11 IFEX members sign appeal urging Zimbabwe to drop charges against journalists