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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Four frightening nights in Zim jail.(News)

Article from: Pretoria News (South Africa) Article date: April 22, 2008

BYLINE: Graeme Hosken

"There is no rule of law. They make up the laws as they go along."

This is the view of British freelance journalist Stephen Bevan, who was arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly trying to cover the elections without accreditation.

Bevan, the Sunday Telegraph's southern African freelance contributor, and Barry Bearack, the New York Times' southern African correspondent, were arrested at their hotel near Harare over three weeks ago.

Bevan, who returned home last week, was caught as he tried to ...

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