MEDIA VIOLATIONS 2021 TABLE Arrested/Charged/ Denied Bail/ Detained Victim/ Concerned Party Issue Date Freelance Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested on allegations of 8 January 2021 Chin’ono publishing or communicating falsehoods prejudicial to the State in contravention of Section 31 (a) (iii) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act by posting a tweet that falsely reported the death of a child after a physical assault by the police. Michael Magoronga, journalist Magoronga was arrested while taking 25 January 2021 with The Herald. pictures in the city centre as part of a story that he was working on. He was detained for more than an hour at Kwekwe Central Police Station and later released without charges after the police said they had confirmed that journalists are still allowed to use the expired 2019 accreditation cards. 25