Zimbabwe Elections 2005: Controversial aspects in the media (continued)

Media control and access:

• AFROL NEWS 2005, "Zimbabwe court upholds repressive media law", March 15, [www] http://www.afrol.com/articles/15892 [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).
• NGARA, S 2005, "Zim state media give with one hand, take away with other" IN Mail & Guardian Online, March 21, [www] http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=199924&area=/insight/insight__africa/ [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).
• IRIN 2005, "Media monitor condemns radio jamming", March 21, [www] http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=46225&SelectRegion=Southern_Africa &SelectCountry=ZIMBABWE [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).
• AFROL NEWS 2005, "South African media barred from Zimbabwe polls", March 30, [www] http://www.afrol.com/articles/16021 [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).
• REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS 2005, "Seven reasons why the legislative elections were 'very clearly unfair'" IN kubatana.net, April 5, [www] http://www.kubatana.net/html/archive/elec/050405rsf.asp?sector=ELEC&range_start=1 [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).

Violence and intimidation:

• MPOFU, M 2005, "Mugabe rigged the rules" IN Mail & Guardian Online, April 8, [www] http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=201198&area=/insight/ insight__comment_and_analysis/ [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).
• GOWANS, S 2005, "Robert Mugabe and the human rights imperialists" IN Race and History, April 7, [www] http://raceandhistory.com/selfnews/viewnews.cgi?newsid1081349953,20486,.shtml [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).

Allegations of electoral fraud:

• IRIN 2005, "Over 1 000 "pro-opposition" poll officials fired", March 30, [www] http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=46391&SelectRegion=Southern_Africa &SelectCountry=ZIMBABWE [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).
• MAIL & GUARDIAN ONLINE 2005, "Observers concerned by turned away voters", April 1, [www] http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=200699&area=/zim_elections/zim_news/ [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).
• ZIM OBSERVER 2005, "Outrage over 'rigged' Zimbabwe poll", April 2, [www] http://www.zimobserver.com/newsdetail.asp?article_id=1075 [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).
• KUBATANA.NET 2005, "Opposition mulls court challenge to poll result as protests break out", April 4, [www] http://www.kubatana.net/html/archive/elec/050404irin1.asp?sector=ELEC&range_start=1 [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).
• LEONARD, T 2005, "MDC cries foul after counting votes" IN Mail & Guardian Online, April 6, [www] http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=200955&area=/zim_elections/zim_news/ [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).
• AFROL NEWS 2005, "Zimbabwe opposition has 'proof of electoral fraud'", April 6, [www] http://www.afrol.com/articles/16078 [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).
• MAIL & GUARDIAN ONLINE 2005, "Reports deepen doubt over Zim election", April 7, [www] http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=201005&area=/zim_elections/zim_news/ [opens new window] (accessed 25 Feb 2010).