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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>New Amnesty International report on Zimbabwe: Radio stranglehold gagging freedom of expression<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'><FONT color=#000000>You can download the report under: <A href="http://www.amnesty.org.uk/sites/default/files/final_zimbabweradio_report_pdf.pdf">http://www.amnesty.org.uk/sites/default/files/final_zimbabweradio_report_pdf.pdf</A></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'><FONT color=#000000>The Zimbabwean government’s continuing stranglehold on community radio and its refusal to issue licences to all but commercial operators with links to state-owned companies or those with government ties is a ploy to stifle freedom of expression, said Amnesty International in its latest report on Zimbabwe.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'><FONT color=#000000>‘Beyond Tokenism: The need to license community radio stations in Zimbabwe’ also details the crackdown on those who have been campaigning for the licensing of community radio stations, in line with the country’s constitution. The police have arrested them, and state security agents have subjected them to surveillance, harassment and intimidation.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%'><FONT color=#000000>“Despite promises and laws enacted more than 14 years ago to free up the airwaves for much needed community radio services, the government of Zimbabwe has failed to deliver on its promises and commitments,” said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for Southern Africa.<BR><BR>(Source: Bi-weekly newsletter, Zimbabwe Europe Network, 11 June 2015)</FONT></SPAN></P>
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