国际新闻记者联盟呼吁支持津巴布韦记者

 

Appeal for Support of Zimbabwean Journalists

Roger Wilkison

Brussels

28 Aug 2001 16:47 UTC

 

A group of Zimbabwean journalists is 1)denouncing what it says is a 2)vendetta¹ by government authorities against the independent 3)media in Zimbabwe. The Brussels-based International Federation² of Journalists is appealing for international support to help counter the 4)crackdown.

The federation, which says it has 500,000 members in 106 countries, is 5)decrying what it calls a wave of persistent³ attacks during the past few weeks against Zimbabwe's independent news organizations and a number of 6)prominent individual journalists.

The group's general secretary, Aidan White, says the campaign smacks⁴ of 7)panic and what he calls a growing crisis within Zimbabwean government circles. "They're very sensitive to any form of criticism," Mr. White says, "and unfortunately, we see this as something of a vendetta in which the Zimbabwean authorities are trying to really blame journalists and independent media for their own political crisis."

Mr. White mentions the case of a reporter for the independent Financial Gazette, Basildon Peta, who was detained for questioning last week by Zimbabwean police. He is one of eight leading journalists who have been picked up by police recently and charged with 8)defamation of President Robert Mugabe or members of his government.

The International Federation of Journalists says reporters and editors have also been physically⁵ attacked and 9)verbally 10)abused by senior government officials in Zimbabwe. Several foreign journalists have been 11)expelled from the country. The federation criticizes a threat by Vice⁶ President Simon Muzenda to arrest critical journalists as "12)intimidation⁷ of the worst kind."

Mr. White says his organization is calling for the widest possible international media solidarity⁸, involving journalists' unions, editors and publishers, to deal with the crisis facing journalists in Zimbabwe. "We feel it's necessary to draw the attention of the international community to the crisis facing journalists," he said, "to highlight the fact that individual journalists are being targeted, and, by so doing, make it more difficult for the Zimbabwean authorities to move against them."

The International Federation of Journalists has pledged to provide practical support and assistance to journalists it says have been 13)victimized by the Mugabe government.

 

 

(1)      denounce[dI5naJns]vt.公开指责, 公然抨击, 谴责

(2)      vendetta[ven5detE]n.族间仇杀, 深仇

(3)      media[`mi:dIE]n.媒体

(4)      crackdown n.压迫, 镇压, 打击

(5)      decry[dI5kraI]v.谴责

(6)      prominent[5prRmInEnt]adj.卓越的, 显著的, 突出的

(7)      panic[`pAnIk]n.惊慌, 恐慌, 没有理由的

(8)      amate v.使挫折, 使懊恼

(9)      verbally[5v:bElI]adv.用言辞地, 口头地

(10)      abuse[E5bju:s]n. v.滥用, 虐待, 辱骂

(11)      expel[Ik5spel]v.驱逐, 开除, 排出, 发射

(12)      intimidation 胁迫

(13)      victimize[5vIktImaIz]v.牺牲

 

 

1 vendetta   

n.世仇，宿怨

参考例句：

• For years he pursued a vendetta against the Morris family.多年来他一直在寻求向莫里斯家族报世仇。
• She conducted a personal vendetta against me.她对我有宿仇。

2 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

3 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

4 smacks   

掌掴（声）( smack的名词复数 )； 海洛因； （打的）一拳； 打巴掌

参考例句：

• His politeness smacks of condescension. 他的客气带有屈尊俯就的意味。
• It was a fishing town, and the sea was dotted with smacks. 这是个渔业城镇，海面上可看到渔帆点点。

5 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。

8 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。