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Journalists in Zimbabwe have never had it easy. The Mugabe regime has a history of arresting and detaining reporters it believes are guilty of crimes such as ”undermining public confidence in a law enforcement agency”.

Mail & Guardian, 08 MAY 2013, SARAH EVANS

Now, with an election looming, the arrests of a formerMail & Guardian journalist and his editor in Harare this week have drawn into sharp focus the climate of insecurity that persists in the country. In particular, the arrests have highlighted the fear surrounding the post-election future of it’s securocrats – many of whom have allegations of gross human rights violations, dating back to the country’s bloody 2008 election, hanging over their heads.