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The Daily News printing press was bombed in 2001

The editor of Zimbabwe's only private daily newspaper has been arrested after publishing a story that last month's election results were falsified, his lawyer said.
Geoff Nyarota from The Daily News was charged with falsifying and fabricating information and released three hours later, said Lawrence Chibwe.


Nyarota has been arrested five times in three years

Days after his controversial re-election, President Robert Mugabe signed into law measures which greatly restricted the media.

Another journalist was detained on Monday afternoon, his editor said.

Dumisani Muleya from the Zimbabwe Independent was picked up in connection with a story published last Friday, said the paper's editor, Iden Wetherall.





Nyarota has been arrested five times in three years

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