The ''Zambian Watchdog'' is an investigative online media platform that focusses on
corruption and other major crimes such as
drug trafficking in
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...
. It also contains breaking news on politics and major events in Zambia. The ''Zambian Watchdog'' was founded as a newspaper with an online edition, but was forced into
exile in 2009 and subsequently closed its printed newspaper.
Journalists for the newspaper operate
undercover
To go "undercover" (that is, to go on an undercover operation) is to avoid detection by the object of one's observation, and especially to disguise one's own identity (or use an assumed identity) for the purposes of gaining the trust of an ind ...
and anonymously in Zambia, but the editors lived in exile due to
threats on their lives.
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Its official site and multiple linking pages to the posts have been censored inside Zambia by the government, restricting the human right of
freedom of speech. After the controversial 2016 presidential elections, the ''Zambian Watchdog'' Facebook page was blocked by the
Face Book citing its rules similar to the ones used to block Donald Trumps page. This was done after claims by the government that the ''Watchdog'' was inciting violence in the country through false and unprofessional reports, particularly claiming it supported the opposition
UPND.
Journalists writing for the ''Zambian Watchdog'' frequently face state-sponsored persecution. Some are currently attending court trials on what human rights bodies and local media associations claim are trumped up charges in a move perceived as state retribution.
References
External links
Official site
Newspapers published in Zambia
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