The War On News

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Claim

Claim 504

The publisher's lawyer said the commission demanded information beyond what the law required of it.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The publisher's lawyer said the commission demanded information beyond what the law required of it.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
commission demanded extra information
About
incident 2005-zimbabwe-court-refuses-daily-news-accreditation
Source
High Court refuses to accredit Daily News journalists
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2005-05-12

Quotation from the source

the commission had demanded information beyond the legal requirements