Watching Internet Videos in Zimbabwe Can Be A Capital Offense
Posted February 25th, 2011
As reported by Wired.com: “Munyaradzi Gwisai, a lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe’s law school, was showing internet videos about the tumult sweeping across North Africa to students and activists last Saturday, when state security agents burst into his office.
The agents seized laptop computers, DVD discs and a video projector before arresting 45 people, including Gwisai, who runs the Labor Law Center at the University of Zimbabwe. All 45 have been charged with treason — which can carry a sentence of life imprisonment or death — for, in essence, watching viral videos.”
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Tags: Munyaradzi Gwisai, Wired, Zimbabwe
Posted in Tech News, World Events by Kelly Hardy
