License to Censor: The use of media regulation to restrict press freedom - Zimbabwe
Freedom House, 2011-01-01
- Address
- https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/freehou/2011/en/83645
- Kind
- reference
- Last checked
- 2026-09-22
- Archived copy
- none yet
Cited by
- Zimbabwe enacts a law requiring all journalists and media houses to hold government licenses
- Claim 259: AIPPA required every journalist and media company to be licensed by a government-controlled regulator.
- Claim 260: A 2007 amendment made individual journalist accreditation non-compulsory except to cover Parliament or official events.
- Claim 261: Freedom House said the licensing framework remained extremely restrictive by international standards.
- Claim 262: Media outlets and advocacy groups opposed the statutory licensing framework in principle.
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