Victim

Charge

Date

Arrests

Nqobile Nyathi, Editor in Chief, The Financial Gazette

Arrested under the Public Order and Security Act in relation to adverts that were placed by a civic activist group in the paper

15 January 2003

Kenneth G Mathe, opposition MDC official in Victoria Falls

Arrested for giving a statement to The Daily News on the harassment of civilians by the police

8 January 2003

Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, Daily News chief photographer and Americans Dina Kraft, AP and Jason Beaubien, National Public Radio

Arrested for allegedly entering the Grain Marketing Board depot in Bulawayo illegally

29 January 2003 released eight hours later.

Pedzisayi Ruhanya, Daily News Deputy News Editor and Ishmael Mafundikwa, Freelance Journalist

Arrested at the High Court for allegedly obstructing police duties.

3 February 2003

Peter Muringisanwa, a Soundman, Tawanda Mugwendere, a driver - both working for the SABC and Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, a stills photographer

Arrested while covering an opposition party, MDC, demonstration at the Nigerian High Commission

7 February 2003

The Daily News crew of Reporter Lloyd Mudiwa, photographer Aaron Ufumeli and Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, SABC correspondent Brian Hungwe and other unidentified photographers.

Arrested while covering a women's march against violence on valentine’s day.

14 February 2003

Dutch journalists Raymond Bouuman and Pim Hauinkels The two work for the Dutch TV Journal ITL5.

Arrested for about 1 hour for taking pictures of a bread queue in Bulawayo.

26 February 2003

Geoff Nyarota Former editor in Chief The Daily News

Warrant of arrest issued against Nyarota by the magistrate’s court in Harare for failing to appear in court. State insists that a warrant be issued despite adequate explanations by defence lawyers.

28 February 2003

William Nyamangara, the managing director of Sovereign publishers and Mhlabene Bhebhe the company’s origination manager

Arrested for allegedly printing subversive materials

11 March 2003

Philemon Bulawayo Daily News photographer, Gugulethu Moyo, Daily News corporate lawyer and Alec Muchadehama legal practitioner

Bulawayo was arrested while covering protest demonstrations in a Harare High density suburb. Moyo and Muchadehama were arrested when they visited the police station to seek his release

18 March 2003

Stanley Karombo. Freelance journalist in Mutare

Arrested for allegedly practicing as a journalist without accreditation. Detrained for 5 days, beaten and had mobile phone and recorder confiscated

19 March 2003

Lloyd Mudiwa Former Daily News reporter

Charged with contempt of court for allegedly writing a story that undermined the judiciary

9 April 2003

Journalist Shorai Katiwa and Martin Chimenya and John Masuku of the Voice of the People Communications Trust. A short-wave radio station.

Detained and beaten by war veterans and ruling party supporters while covering the opposition mass protest. Recorders and mobile phones taken. Detained at ZANU PF headquarters and later taken to police station. The police also search the home of the coordinator of VOP, John Masuku, confiscate files and a computer

3 June 2003

Francis Mdlongwa, editor in Chief The Daily News.

Arrested and charged under the POSA for alle3fdely publishing adverts that undermined the dignity of the President in 2002 when Mdlongwa was still with the Financial Gazette

11 June 2003

Bill Saidi, Editor The Daily News on Sunday

Charged under sec 16 of POSA for allegedly publishing a story in the Daily News in 2002 that president Robert Mugabe visited South Africa. The story was proved to be untrue, as the President never went to South Africa as said in the story.

24 June 2003

Nqobile Nyathi. Editor The Daily News

Charged under Sec 16 of POSA for having published adverts denigrating the president. The adverts were placed by the opposition MDC

26 June 2003

The Daily News CEO Sam Sipepa Nkomo and Advertising executive Moreblessings Mpofu.

Arrested and charged under POSA section 16 for allegedly publishing adverts denigrating the state President.

30 June 2003

Gugulethu Moyo The Daily News Legal Advisor

Arrested and charged under section 19 of POSA for allegedly inciting demonstrations. Moyo had accompanied Sipepa Nkomo and Moreblessings (see above) to the Harare Central police stations when the police indicated that they were looking for her as well. Initially denied access to lawyer

30 June 2003

Tsvangirai Mukwazhi of the Associated Press and Paul Cadenhead of Reuters were

Arrested at the offices of The Daily News for allegedly obstructing police work. Charged under the Miscellaneous Offences Act

15 September 2003

Daily News Reporters/ Philemon Bulawayo, Margaret Chinowaita, Kelvin Jakachira, Sydney Saizi, George Muzimba, Lawrence Chikumbira.

Police charge six Daily News reporters for practising without accreditation by the Media and Information Commission.

1 October 2003

The Daily News

Police raid offices of the Daily News and arrest 19 media workers.

26 October 2003

Daily News Directors

Brian Mutsau,

Stuart Mattinson, Samuel Nkomo, Rachel Kupara,

Washington Sansole

ANZ directors were arrested for publishing without an operating licence

27 October 2003

Freelance Journalists

Frank Chikowore

Stanley Karombo

Were barred from covering proceedings at the nominations courts in Kadoma by alleged Zanu PF supporters.

28 October 2003

Gift Phiri, Weekend Tribune Journalist

Detained by Bulawayo police for breaching the Public Order and Security Act (POSA).

1 November 2003

Martin Chimenya Journalist Voice of The People Communications Trust

Arrested on 8 December and charged Under Section 79 of AIPPA for practising as a journalist without accreditation. Recorder and tapes Confiscated

8 December 2003