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Freedom of Expression Tracker: Expelled

Expelled – Incidents where journalists are expelled from, prevented from entering or leaving (such as by denying visas, work papers or accreditation) and / or generally inhibited from moving freely in a country or certain areas to perform their work. We record the number of media workers involved in the incident.

Press gagged in Mugabe ‘bombing’ trial
Incident ref:
ZW1702/16-8361
Incident category:
Expelled
Date of incident:
17 February 2016
Country of incident:
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe People’s Front political party president Owen Kuchata (34), Borman Ngwenya (30), Solomon Makumbe (29) and Silas Pfupa (37), are facing treason charges. The group of four allegedly ...

Minister dissolves Mkushi Radio Station board
Incident ref:
ZM2808/15-2749
Incident category:
Expelled
Date of incident:
28 August 2015
Country of incident:
Zambia

There has been interference into the operations of media houses especially those in remote areas. Previously, Northern Province Minister, Freedom Sikazwe was involved in the closure of a community ...

Journalists ordered to switch off phones
Incident ref:
ZW1802/15-6996
Incident category:
Expelled
Date of incident:
18 February 2015
Country of incident:
Zimbabwe

A Security official removed freelance journalist Godwin Mangudya from the press gallery during a parliamentary session, when he queried as to why journalists were expected to switch off their ...

Photojournalist barred from taking First Lady’s pictures
Incident ref:
ZW1602/15-3578
Incident category:
Expelled
Date of incident:
16 February 2015
Country of incident:
Zimbabwe

The incident comes just weeks after the journalists were forced to delete pictures of President Mugabe’s fall at the Harare International Airport after he returned from the African Union Summit in ...

Private media journalists barred from presidential briefing
Incident ref:
ZW0112/14-3684
Incident category:
Expelled
Date of incident:
01 December 2014
Country of incident:
Zimbabwe

The daily News has in the past been accused by First Lady Grace Mugabe of depicting her negatively and had threatened the newspaper would face consequences.

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