Government to Amend Tough Media Laws
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From Times Wire Reports
Zimbabwe’s information minister said the government would soon amend tough media laws that critics say are aimed at muzzling the press, but he gave no details of the proposed changes.
Jonathan Moyo, the minister of information and publicity, said the government would issue licenses to private organizations to run community broadcasting stations -- breaking the state’s monopoly in radio and television. Several journalists have been detained under current laws.
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