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==Post-Chiluba controversies== | ==Post-Chiluba controversies== | ||
Though Chiluba was barred by the [[Constitution of Zambia]] from seeking a third term, he was succeeded by his former vice-president and fellow MMD member [[Levy Mwanawasa]]. M'membe soon found himself in conflict with Mwanawasa as he had with Chiluba, and was arrested on 12 February 2002 on defamation charges following publication of an article in which he quoted opposition lawmaker [[ | Though Chiluba was barred by the [[Constitution of Zambia]] from seeking a third term, he was succeeded by his former vice-president and fellow MMD member [[Levy Mwanawasa]]. M'membe soon found himself in conflict with Mwanawasa as he had with Chiluba, and was arrested on 12 February 2002 on defamation charges following publication of an article in which he quoted opposition lawmaker [[Dipak Patel]] as calling Mwanawasa a "cabbage," an apparent reference Mwanawasa's condition following a serious traffic accident that left him with slurred speech.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1816201.stm |title=Zambia newspaper editor arrested |date=12 February 2002 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref> M'membe stated that he believed the charges to be "politically motivated", and that Patel (who was also issued a summons) was their primary target.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1818857.stm |title=Zambia's cabbage case could backfire |date=14 February 2002 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref> | ||
During a June 2009 hospital strike, ''Post'' News Editor Chansa Kabwela forwarded Vice-President [[George Kunda]] pictures that had been given to the newspaper of a woman giving birth in the street, which she felt were important to share but too graphic to publish. The following month, she was arrested on a charge of "distributing obscene materials in order to corrupt the morals of society".<ref name="NYT4">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/world/africa/14zambia.html |title=In Zambia, Pictures of Birth, Mailed as Protest, Bring Arrest |author=Barry Bearak |date=13 July 2009 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref> The charges against her were dismissed by a judge in November 2009, but after M'membe published an op-ed piece from a Zambian lawyer living abroad in Kabwela's support, he was charged with contempt of court.<ref name="NYT4"/> He was convicted in June 2010 and sentenced to four months' hard labour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cpj.org/2010/06/in-zambia-post-editor-fred-mmembe-sent-to-prison.php |title=In Zambia, Post Editor Fred M'membe sent to prison |date=4 June 2010 |publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists |accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref> | During a June 2009 hospital strike, ''Post'' News Editor Chansa Kabwela forwarded Vice-President [[George Kunda]] pictures that had been given to the newspaper of a woman giving birth in the street, which she felt were important to share but too graphic to publish. The following month, she was arrested on a charge of "distributing obscene materials in order to corrupt the morals of society".<ref name="NYT4">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/world/africa/14zambia.html |title=In Zambia, Pictures of Birth, Mailed as Protest, Bring Arrest |author=Barry Bearak |date=13 July 2009 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref> The charges against her were dismissed by a judge in November 2009, but after M'membe published an op-ed piece from a Zambian lawyer living abroad in Kabwela's support, he was charged with contempt of court.<ref name="NYT4"/> He was convicted in June 2010 and sentenced to four months' hard labour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cpj.org/2010/06/in-zambia-post-editor-fred-mmembe-sent-to-prison.php |title=In Zambia, Post Editor Fred M'membe sent to prison |date=4 June 2010 |publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists |accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref> | ||
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