Early Day Motion·EDM 1705

CLOSURE OF NEWSPAPERS OFFICES IN ZIMBABWE

17 September 200354 Signatures

Primary sponsor

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Londonderry

Motion Text

That this House notes the closure of the Daily News in Zimbabwe by the Supreme Court in that country; condemns the further erosion of the rights of many opposition groups in this denial of the basic freedom of the Press; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to make clear its opposition to such measures.