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Africa: Subsaharan |
Zim: Bob shuts down second independent paper |
2004-06-12 |
ZIMBABWEAN authorities shut down an independent weekly owned by a ruling party lawmaker who openly criticised President Robert Mugabe's tough media laws. The weekly Tribune had its license revoked but the publisher said it would file a complaint on Friday to challenge the closure in court. "We have just received a letter saying that our licence is cancelled and will remain cancelled for a year," publisher Kindness Paradza told AFP. |
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