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Zimbabwe: government to monitor internet and postal communications

Monday, June 18th, 2007 @ 09:03 UTC

by Ndesanjo Macha

Countries:: Zimbabwe
Topics:: Human Rights, Internet & Telecoms, Law, Technology, Politics

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This is Zimbabwe describes a new law to allow the government of Zimbabwe to monitor e-mails, telephone calls, the internet and postal communications as insulting.

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