Edward Chikomba
Year: 2007
Nationality: Zimbabwe
Killed by: Government Officials
Location: Darwendale, Zimbabwe
Press organization: Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (former)
What's Edward Chikomba's story?
Chikomba, a veteran cameraman formerly with the state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), was abducted on March 29 near his home in the capital, Harare, by a group of armed men in a four-wheel drive vehicle, according to the Media Institute of South Africa, local journalists, and news reports. He was found dead two days later near the industrial farming area of Darwendale, 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Harare, according to the same sources. Chikomba was beaten to death, sources close to his family told CPJ.
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