Zimbabwe: Another Journalist Arrested While Covering COVID-19 Lockdown

Police continue to disregard government directives to allow journalists to use their 2019 accreditation cards after another journalist Nunurai Jena was arrested Thursday morning while doing his duties in Chinhoyi.

MISA-Zimbabwe Chinhoyi Chapter and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights reported in separate statements that the Voice of America (VOA) and Newsday correspondent was arrested at a roadblock in the Mashonaland West provincial capital whilst on duty and was detained at Chinhoyi Central Police Station.

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