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'''Chansa Kabwela''' is a [[Zambia]]n journalist, and news editor of ''[[Zambia Post]]'' newspaper, who came to wide attention after her arrest on obscenity charges. Kabwela had distributed graphic images of childbirth to government officials to illustrate the effects of a Zambian [[nurse]]s' [[strike action|strike]]. Kabwela was acquitted of the obscenity charge.
'''Chansa Kabwela''' is a [[Zambia]]n journalist, and news editor of ''[[The Post]]'' newspaper, who came to wide attention after her arrest on obscenity charges. Kabwela had distributed graphic images of childbirth to government officials to illustrate the effects of a Zambian [[nurse]]s' [[strike action|strike]]. Kabwela was acquitted of the obscenity charge.


== Background ==
== Background ==
On July 13, 2009, Kabwela was arrested for "[[obscenity|distributing obscene material]]": on June 10, in order to illustrate the effect of a strike by Zambian nurses, she sent government officials photographs of a woman giving birth in a hospital parking lot without benefit of medical assistance (the infant, who was in the breech position, suffocated during delivery).  
On July 13, 2009, Kabwela was arrested for "distributing obscene material": on June 10, in order to illustrate the effect of a strike by Zambian nurses, she sent government officials photographs of a woman giving birth in a hospital parking lot without benefit of medical assistance (the infant, who was in the breech position, suffocated during delivery).  


[[President of Zambia|President]] [[Rupiah Banda]] declared that the images (which had been taken by the woman's husband, and which Kabwela had considered too graphic to publish) were pornographic, and ordered the arrest of the person responsible;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6812930.ece|title=Chana Kabwela on trial in Zambia for showing plight of pregnant mothers|publisher=[[The Times]]|author=Jonathan Clayton|date=August 28, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-15 | location=London}}</ref> Kabwela subsequently turned herself in to police.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.iafrica.com/worldnews/1795922.htm|title=Editor jailed for 'porn'|publisher=iAfrica|date=July 13, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> Her trial began in August 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/05/zambia.porn.trial/index.html|title=Editor in obscenity trial for childbirth photos|author=Per Nyberg|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=August 6, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> The [[Committee to Protect Journalists]] called the charges against Kabwela "bogus",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4a840be923.html|title=In Zambia, bogus charges filed against Post reporter|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|date=July 15, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> and [[Reporters Without Borders]] described the charges as "ridiculous" and "absurd."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rsf.org/Ridiculous-pornography-charges.html|title=Ridiculous pornography charges brought against newspaper editor|publisher=[[Reporters Without Borders]]|date=July 15, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref>
[[President of Zambia|President]] [[Rupiah Banda]] declared that the images (which had been taken by the woman's husband, and which Kabwela had considered too graphic to publish) were pornographic, and ordered the arrest of the person responsible;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6812930.ece|title=Chana Kabwela on trial in Zambia for showing plight of pregnant mothers|publisher=[[The Times]]|author=Jonathan Clayton|date=August 28, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-15 | location=London}}</ref> Kabwela subsequently turned herself in to police.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.iafrica.com/worldnews/1795922.htm|title=Editor jailed for 'porn'|publisher=iAfrica|date=July 13, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> Her trial began in August 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/05/zambia.porn.trial/index.html|title=Editor in obscenity trial for childbirth photos|author=Per Nyberg|publisher=CNN|date=August 6, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> The Committee to Protect Journalists called the charges against Kabwela "bogus",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4a840be923.html|title=In Zambia, bogus charges filed against Post reporter|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|date=July 15, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> and [[Reporters Without Borders]] described the charges as "ridiculous" and "absurd."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rsf.org/Ridiculous-pornography-charges.html|title=Ridiculous pornography charges brought against newspaper editor|publisher=[[Reporters Without Borders]]|date=July 15, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref>


On August 10, the ''Post'' published an editorial in support of Kabwela, calling the trial a "comedy of errors"; they were subsequently charged with [[contempt of court]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=4&id=1251783113|title=Court summons Post editor-in-chief, columnist Ndulo|publisher=[[Times of Zambia]]|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> Those charges were later dropped.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cornelldailysun.com/section/news/content/2009/09/30/judge-dismisses-charges-zambian-article-controversy|title=Judge Dismisses Charges in Zambian Article Controversy|publisher=[[Cornell Daily Sun]]|date=September 29, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-15|author=Evan Preminger}}</ref>
On August 10, the ''Post'' published an editorial in support of Kabwela, calling the trial a "comedy of errors"; they were subsequently charged with [[contempt of court]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=4&id=1251783113|title=Court summons Post editor-in-chief, columnist Ndulo|publisher=[[Times of Zambia]]|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> Those charges were later dropped.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cornelldailysun.com/section/news/content/2009/09/30/judge-dismisses-charges-zambian-article-controversy|title=Judge Dismisses Charges in Zambian Article Controversy|publisher=[[Cornell Daily Sun]]|date=September 29, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-15|author=Evan Preminger}}</ref>

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Chansa Kabwela is a Zambian journalist, and news editor of The Post newspaper, who came to wide attention after her arrest on obscenity charges. Kabwela had distributed graphic images of childbirth to government officials to illustrate the effects of a Zambian nurses' strike. Kabwela was acquitted of the obscenity charge.

Background

On July 13, 2009, Kabwela was arrested for "distributing obscene material": on June 10, in order to illustrate the effect of a strike by Zambian nurses, she sent government officials photographs of a woman giving birth in a hospital parking lot without benefit of medical assistance (the infant, who was in the breech position, suffocated during delivery).

President Rupiah Banda declared that the images (which had been taken by the woman's husband, and which Kabwela had considered too graphic to publish) were pornographic, and ordered the arrest of the person responsible;[1] Kabwela subsequently turned herself in to police.[2] Her trial began in August 2009.[3] The Committee to Protect Journalists called the charges against Kabwela "bogus",[4] and Reporters Without Borders described the charges as "ridiculous" and "absurd."[5]

On August 10, the Post published an editorial in support of Kabwela, calling the trial a "comedy of errors"; they were subsequently charged with contempt of court.[6] Those charges were later dropped.[7]

As well, the Patriotic Front demonstrated in support of Kabwela, leading to clashes with supporters of the ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy.[8]

She was acquitted on November 16.[9]

References

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  4. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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  8. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  9. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).

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