Claim 702

RSF reported that police, acting without a warrant, confiscated about 100 computers from the Daily News on September 16 and 17, 2003.

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

Statement: RSF reported that police, acting without a warrant, confiscated about 100 computers from the Daily News on September 16 and 17, 2003.
Field: action
Value: police seized about 100 computers, Sept 16-17
About: incident 2003-zimbabwe-daily-news-shut-down
Source: Court orders authorities to allow Daily News to reappear
Publisher: RSF
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2003-09-22

Quotation from the source

Acting without a warrant, police confiscated about 100 computers from the newspaper on 16 and 17 September.