# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2002-zimbabwe-aippa-media-licensing)
- Source: License to Censor: The use of media regulation to restrict press freedom - Zimbabwe. https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/freehou/2011/en/83645
- 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.

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