Zimbabwe
Country Profile: Zimbabwe
Background
Since Zimbabwe’s independence from Great Britain in 1980, the country has been tightly controlled by President Robert Mugabe and the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), which is known for severe repression and continuing violations of human rights.Freedom House, “Freedom in...
- Posted on 30/Sep/2009; tagged in Zimbabwe, Sub-Saharan Africa
ONI Blog: The OpenNet Initiative Presents New Findings in Africa
The OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has released updated reports on Ethiopia and Zimbabwe and new reports on Uganda and Nigeria, where ONI tested for the first time in 2008 and 2009. All four profiles can be accessed at: http://opennet.net/research/regions/ssafrica.
Many governments across sub-Saharan...
- Posted on 01/Oct/2009; tagged in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Uganda, Sub-Saharan Africa, Publications, ONI, Political filtering, Conflict and security filtering, Filtering tech and software
Report: Internet Filtering in Zimbabwe 2006-2007
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Note: a newer version of this profile is available at Country Profiles: Zimbabwe.
Overview
Despite the country’s highly repressive regime, ONI found no evidence of Web site filtration in Zimbabwe. Limited Internet access and e-mail–focused usage have centered the country’s efforts...
