(MISA/IFEX) – Ray Choto of the “Standard” newspaper received yet another death threat on the afternoon of 29 November 1999. Choto told MISA-Zimbabwe that when he got back from lunch, he found a posted letter on his desk. When he opened it, he found another death threat, the second in two weeks. The letter informed […]
(MISA/IFEX) – Ray Choto of the “Standard” newspaper received yet another death threat on the afternoon of 29 November 1999. Choto told MISA-Zimbabwe that when he got back from lunch, he found a posted letter on his desk. When he opened it, he found another death threat, the second in two weeks. The letter informed him that he is being trailed and detailed everything he had done on Monday 22 November. Part of the letter read “we nearly pulled the trigger, but you should thank the lady who came to speak to you”. The letter ended by warning him that he is still being trailed.
Two weeks ago, three Zimbabwean journalists, all of whom work for independent newspapers, were threatened in separate incidents. The deaths threats have been condemned by various civic organisations in Zimbabwe.
