Victim/ Concerned Party

Violation/ Event/issue

Date

Status of matter

Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe/Media and Information Commission.

The Supreme Court reserved indefinitely judgment in the case of the ANZ case in which it sought an order to resume operating.

4 March 2004

The Supreme still has to deliver judgment on the ANZ case.

Matthew Takaona/Zimpapers

Zimpapers dismissed Takaona after he held a meeting with dismissed Daily News journalists.

4 March 2004

Zimpapers has not rescinded its decision to fire Takaona.

Simon Bright/The state

Bright a filmmaker was arrested by the police at the Harare International Airport enroute to London for allegedly having been involved in the BBC documentary the "Panorama"

19 March 2004

He was released on 22 March after being charged under the Public Order and Security Act (POSA)

Radio Dialogue/The police

Police detain Radio two Radio Dialogue staffers and search the Radio Dialogue offices confiscating documents

26 March 2004

Released after interrogation without charges being preferred.