From the International Herald Tribune
By Barry Bearak
Published: April 27, 2008
HARARE, Zimbabwe: I had never been arrested before and the prospect of prison in Zimbabwe, one of the poorest, most repressive places on earth, seemed especially forbidding: the squalor, the teeming cells, the possibility of beatings. But I told myself what I'd repeatedly taught my two children: Life is a collection of experiences. You savor the good, you learn from the bad.
I was being charged with the crime of "committing journalism." One of my captors, Detective Inspector Dani Rangwani, described the offense to me as something despicable, almost hissing the words: "You've been gathering, processing and disseminating the news."
Finish reading the International Herald Tribune article here. Now, who will pray for Africa with me?
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Facts about Zimbabwe can be found here: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/zi.html
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the-world-factbook/print/zi.html
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