Claim 260

A 2007 amendment made individual journalist accreditation non-compulsory except to cover Parliament or official events.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: A 2007 amendment made individual journalist accreditation non-compulsory except to cover Parliament or official events.
Field: action
Value: 2007 amendment eases individual accreditation
About: incident 2002-zimbabwe-aippa-media-licensing
Source: License to Censor: The use of media regulation to restrict press freedom - Zimbabwe
Publisher: Freedom House
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2011-01-01

Quotation from the source

Strict licensing rules for journalists were marginally relaxed following a December 2007 amendment to AIPPA, under which accreditation of journalists is no longer compulsory, but is required to cover parliament or other public bodies, or to attend 'national or public events.'