Claim 484

A Zimbabwean journalist asked whether an interview that produced an unfavorable answer could itself be treated as a crime under the new law.

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

Statement: A Zimbabwean journalist asked whether an interview that produced an unfavorable answer could itself be treated as a crime under the new law.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Journalist questions where the line falls
About: incident 2023-zimbabwe-patriotic-act-criminalizes-foreign-contact
Source: CPJ calls for Zimbabwe president to reject 'Patriot Bill' threatening critical journalism
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2023-07-03

Quotation from the source

If I'm doing an interview that is asking questions that are inviting unfavorable answers, does that constitute a crime?