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Author Topic: Zimbabwe government crackdown on independent radio continues  (Read 950 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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There are reports from Zimbabwe indicating that the crackdown on independent radio is stepping up. Shortwave station SW Radio Africa reports that police in the town of Rusape went on raids of opposition party supporters looking for shortwave radios (via SWLing post). However a member of parliament said that the police found no radios.

Full article: http://radiosurvivor.com/2013/03/07/zimbabwe-government-crackdown-on-independent-radio-continues/
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