The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Africa Group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today condemned the arrest of three journalists from The Sunday Mail in Harare, Zimbabwe last Monday, 2 November, 2015.The arrest was conducted by the police on this UN Day Against Impunity for Crime Against Journalists.
"The arrest of the three journalists by the police is a sheer demonstration of intimidation and disregard to the freedom of expression and of the press by the Zimbabwean authorities."said Maria Luisa Rogerio, FAJ Interim President. "Since poaching is illegal, and detrimental to wild life conservation, the authorities should have made good use of the story, by using it as a lead to arrest the perpetrators".
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