24 International and Al Jazeera threatened to ban accredited foreign bureaux or local reporters working for foreign news organisations accusing them of embarking on a propaganda assault on Zimbabwe. Freelance photojournalist Disappeared after taking his 13 December 2008 Shadrack Manyere vehicle to a garage in Norton, 40 km west of Harare. The police later visited his home in Harare’s suburb of Westgate a day after his disappearance with a search warrant and confiscated a laptop, video camera and tapes. His lawyers have since filed an urgent application seeking a High Court order for the police to bring him to court or conduct investigations to establish his whereabouts. § Banned/Deported/ Denied work permit Victim/concerned party Issue Date Freelance journalist Brian Hungwe The state controlled Media and Information Commission imposed a one year ban against Hungwe backdated to 20 August 2007. The MIC said it had suspended him from the roll of journalists for allegedly breaching Sections 90 and 79 (c) of AIPPA as read with Section 6 of Statutory Instrument 169 c of 2002. MISA-Zimbabwe appointed lawyer representing Hungwe, Selby Hwacha, notified the MIC that the year ban on Hungwe was unlawful, and gave until March 5 for the lifting of the ban stating that failure to do so would see 26 February 2008 Zimbabwean freelance journalist, Brian Hungwe 3 March 2008 45