# CPJ calls for Zimbabwe president to reject 'Patriot Bill' threatening critical journalism

Committee to Protect Journalists, 2023-07-03

- Address: https://cpj.org/2023/07/cpj-calls-for-zimbabwe-president-to-reject-patriot-bill-threatening-critical-journalism/
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [Zimbabwe's Patriotic Act criminalizes journalists' contact with foreign governments](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-zimbabwe-patriotic-act-criminalizes-foreign-contact)
- [Claim 481: CPJ's Africa representative said journalists must be able to meet whomever they choose, including foreign diplomats, without risking imprisonment.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/481)
- [Claim 482: Information Minister Mutsvangwa said the law covered meetings intended to injure the country's sovereignty rather than ordinary journalistic work.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/482)
- [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.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/484)

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