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Assault on Zambia Free Press Ahead of Election

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Arrest of journalists from independent and opposition media are an attack on Zambia free press

Zambian police have charged three people connected with an independent newspaper that was shut down in what activists are saying is a crackdown on freedom of speech ahead of a general election. The country’s tax agency, the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA), closed The Post newspaper’s offices in the capital Lusaka on June 21, citing $6 million…

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