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Editor's trial postponed
MISA-Zimbabwe
July 25, 2007

The trial of Bright Chibvuri the editor of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' The Worker magazine charged with practicing journalism without accreditation under the repressive Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) has been postponed to 29 August 2007.

Chibvuri who was arrested in Plumtree on 3 March 2007 spent two nights in police custody and was only released on 5 March 2007 when he appeared before a Plumtree magistrate on charges of contravening Section 83 of AIPPA which penalises the practice of journalism without accreditation.

Plumtree magistrate Sheila Nazombe postponed the trial because the state had received his defence outline at short notice. Chibvuri has since been duly accredited by the state-controlled Media and Information Commission (MIC).

At the time of his arrest, Chibvuri had already applied for accreditation but had not received a response from the MIC.

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