Zimbabwe: Press Freedom Under Siege As Journalist Charged Under Cyber Law

The Zimbabwe Online Content Creators (ZOCC) has condemned the arrest of Zimbo Live journalist Pellagia Mupurwa warning that the case poses a serious threat to press freedom in the country.

Mupurwa has been charged under Zimbabwe’s Cyber and Data Protection Act for the alleged “transmission of false data messages intending to cause harm”.

In a statement, ZOCC said the arrest was part of a “troubling and dangerous pattern” in which laws are being used to target journalists for carrying out their…