# Claim 483

A summary of the act's effect said it allowed for monitoring and suppressing political organizations and journalists critical of the government.

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

- Statement: A summary of the act's effect said it allowed for monitoring and suppressing political organizations and journalists critical of the government.
- Field: occurred_on
- Value: 2023-07-14
- About: [incident 2023-zimbabwe-patriotic-act-criminalizes-foreign-contact](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-zimbabwe-patriotic-act-criminalizes-foreign-contact)
- Source: Zimbabwe's 'Patriotic Act' erodes freedoms and may be a tool for repression. https://theconversation.com/zimbabwes-patriotic-act-erodes-freedoms-and-may-be-a-tool-for-repression-209984
- Publisher: The Conversation
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2023-07-31

## Quotation from the source

> allows for monitoring and suppressing of political organisations and journalists who are critical of the government.

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