Alerts | Arrest/detention under other laws

Zimbabwe journalist arrested for failing to produce proper accreditation credentials

Date:
Number of cases:
Regions/Countries:
Alert types:

Nunurai Jena, a reporter for Newsday and Voice of America was arrested by the Zimbabwe Police for using a 2019 accreditation to report about the Covod-19 cases. The arrest took place despite Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services instructing the police to accept the 2019 accreditation cards.

Become a member

IPI membership is open to anyone active in the field of journalism, in news media outlets, as freelancers, in schools of journalism or in defence of press freedom rights, who supports the principle of freedom of the press and desires to co-operate in achieving IPI’s objectives.

Become a member

Latest