New York Times correspondent Barry Bearaik and South African freelance journalist Stephan Bevan Andrew Neshamba, former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Manicaland bureau chief. MISA-Zimbabwe Sipho Moses Maseko Accused of practicing journalism without accreditation in terms of Section 78 (2) of AIPPA. The two were arrested on 27 March 2008. The section in question considers it an offence for one to hold himself or herself as an accredited journalist without being so accredited. Appeared before Harare Magistrate Shongwe who granted them bail Z$300 million and ordered them to surrender their passports and not to interfere with witnesses. Remanded to 10 April 2008. Charged with contravening Section 174 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Criminal Abuse of Duty as Public Officers). Allegations are that Neshamba and William Gumbo on 4 February 2007 facilitated the entry of Peter Moyo, South African based ETV reporter into Chiadzwa diamond fields and took video footage of the minefields. Media Lawyers Network lawyer Cris Ndlovu successfully applied for the recusal of trial magistrate Billard Musakwa on allegations of prejudicing the matter. Issued an action alert in the wake of continued arrests and violations against journalists and called for its members, human rights and civic groups to condemn these actions. Appeals should be lodged with the Attorney General, President’s Office and Cabinet, Parliament, The Ministry of Information and Police Commissioner General. Accused of contravening 7 April 2008 8 April 2008 9 April 2008 10 April 2008 17