Zambia: Reporter beaten, forced to erase material from tape
12.10.2005
On 4 October 2005, Q-FM radio reporter Wamunyima Walubita was forced to erase material from his tape recorder which documented his mistreatment by police in order to secure his release from detention. Walubita told the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia on 6 October that he was picked up by police while covering a riot by students from Evelyn Hone College, who were protesting against declining education standards at the institution.