Zimbabwean officials flout courts after seizing Guardian correspondent
The Guardian's Zimbabwe correspondent, Andrew Meldrum, was deported last night even though three separate court orders were made prohibiting his expulsion.
After spending 23 years reporting on the country, Meldrum was manhandled into a car outside the offices of Zimbabwe's immigration service, driven to the airport and put on a plane to London.
Yesterday (16th) Amnesty International condemned his imminent deportation as part of the continuing clampdown on freedom of expression in the country.
"By attempting to forcibly deport him, the Zimbabwean authorities are proving to the world, once again, that press freedom in Zimbabwe is not a reality," Amnesty International said.