Zimbabwe

Times Says that Barry Bearak Has Been 'Falsely' Charged

by John Koblin
Apr. 4th, 2008, 12:06 pm
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Barry Bearak (in the glasses, getting the big hug) celebrates a 2002 Pulitzer for International Reporting from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Barry Bearak (in the glasses, getting the big hug) celebrates a 2002 Pulitzer for International Reporting from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The New York Times' Barry Bearak, who was detained yesterday in Zimbabwe, is still in jail. Catherine Mathis, spokeswoman for the paper, said that he has been "falsely" charged. She writes: "He has not been released. He's being charged, and falsely so, with passing himself off as an accredited journalist."

This was a statement sent out yesterday by the paper's editor, Bill Keller:  read more »