{"id":91420,"date":"2024-02-24T11:18:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T09:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/committee-to-protect-journalists-demands-an-end-to-intimidation-of-the-newshawks-journalists"},"modified":"2024-02-24T14:41:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T12:41:19","slug":"committee-to-protect-journalists-demands-an-end-to-intimidation-of-the-newshawks-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/committee-to-protect-journalists-demands-an-end-to-intimidation-of-the-newshawks-journalists","title":{"rendered":"Committee To Protect Journalists Demands An End To Intimidation Of The NewsHawks Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an American non-governmental organisation that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists on Friday, 23 February said Zimbabwean authorities must end the intimidation and surveillance of journalists working for The NewsHawks online newspaper and ensure they can report safely about the military.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after The NewsHawks, a privately owned investigative online newspaper, announced on Tuesday that it had postponed further reporting on its 12 February story that three Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) generals were dismissed following allegations of corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with CPJ, The NewsHawks\u2019 managing editor Dumisani Muleya, said the publication had decided to stop further reporting on the issue due to concerns over the safety of its journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Angela Quintal, head of CPJ\u2019s Africa program in New York, urged the Zimbabwean government to take action against state officials who have threatened The NewsHawks journalists. <b>Said Quintal<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwean authorities must guarantee the safety of journalists and take action against state officials whose threats and intimidation have forced The NewsHawks staff to censor their reporting on allegations of military corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe\u2019s defence force should not be above press scrutiny, particularly when senior military officers are implicated in allegations of public sector corruption involving taxpayers\u2019 funds.<\/p>\n<p>They must be barred from spying on journalists to uncover the identity of their confidential sources.<\/p>\n<p>The NewsHawks said following the publication of the article, its news editor and reporters were threatened and intimidated, including through physical surveillance and call monitoring to identify their sources. 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