Public Outcry Over Police Brutality on Journalists in Zimbabwe

In yet another example of what human rights campaigners are calling excessive use of force by police, plain-clothed police officers have allegedly brutally attacked three Alpha Media Holdings  journalists accusing them of taking pictures in the Harare central business district.

  • Zimbabwe:   Cops Beat Up, Arrest Journalists

    New Zimbabwe, 28 July 2017

    Three reporters and a driver from independent publisher Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) were Thursday arrested while on duty as the government steps up its onslaught against… Read more »

Police officers (file photo).

  • Zimbabwe:   Police Bash, Detain Journalists

    Zimbabwe Independent, 27 July 2017

    Plain-clothed police officers on Thursday afternoon brutally attacked three Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalists, Obey Manayiti, photojournalist, Shepherd Tozvireva and Abigail… Read more »

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