Police Keep Independent Paper From Publishing
From Times Wire Reports
Police barred journalists at Zimbabwe’s only independent daily newspaper from entering their offices, defying a high court order to let the paper publish.
Police shut down the Daily News a week ago for failing to register under strict media laws imposed by President Robert Mugabe’s government.
Newspaper executives had pledged to publish an eight-page edition Friday.
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