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Zimbabwe: CFWIJ Condemns The Police Harassment Against Journalist Elizabeth Mashiri

The bureau chief and assistant editor for The Mirror Midlands, Elizabeth Mashiri, was detained by police in Gweru on August 17. The journalist was recording a scuffle between the police and vendors when she was apprehended for allegations of disorderly conduct. Elizabeth was taken into custody even after producing her press credentials issued by the Zimbabwe Media Commission. After intervention from her lawyer, the police released Elizabeth after four hours in detention.

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