Zimbabwean Pro-Opposition Newspaper Editor Arrested over Op-Ed Piece
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Police in Zimbabwe have arrested the editor of the privately-owned pro-opposition newspaper, The Standard. Zimbabwean journalists say Davison Maruziva was arrested Thursday, over an opinion piece that appeared in The Standard last month. The article was written by Arthur Mutambara, an official in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.
Meanwhile, a photographer for the Reuters news agency has also been detained in Zimbabwe for allegedly using a satellite phone to transmit pictures. Reuters has called for the immediate release of Howard Burditt, a Zimbabwean national, who has been held by police in the capital, Harare, since Monday.
Zimbabwean officials say it is illegal to use a satellite phone unless it has been registered.
