Zimbabwe: Reporter Arrested in Provincial Town As She Watches Police Violence

Posted to the web 22 August 2008 Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of reporter Rutendo Mawere of The Standard daily newspaper, who was arrested yesterday in Gweru (in Midlands province), 280 km southwest of Harare, while watching police beat residents who had been queueing outside a shop for basic staples. "As the search for a negotiated solution to the political crisis continues, journalists... [read full story]