Claim 261

Freedom House said the licensing framework remained extremely restrictive by international standards.

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

Statement: Freedom House said the licensing framework remained extremely restrictive by international standards.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Framework called extremely restrictive
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

extremely restrictive, with onerous licensing requirements for print outlets and journalists that are not in line with international best practices.