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Friday, November 21, 2003
  • Vote MDC, photo by Eric Beauchemin
    A vote MDC sign in Zimbabwe

    Undercover in Zimbabwe

    For the WNYC/ Radio Netherlands collaboration week, Radio Lab will present two current, international documentaries. Produced by RN reporter Eric Beauchemin, the stories are the result of his recent undercover work in Zimbabwe - a condition necessitated by the severe restrictions on foreign journalists.

Radio Lab’s Jad Abumrad will talk with Beauchemin about his work in a country long considered the 'breadbasket of Africa' that is now suffering after three years of a violent national crisis.

Radio Netherlands is one of very few non-African news organizations that has been closely following developments in Zimbabwe, a country comparable in size to California or Iraq. While all eyes are firmly focused on the Middle East, there is an increasingly volatile situation in Zimbabwe as a result of the ruling party's suppression of all opposition.

Old Amsterdam, New AmsterdamFind out more about the documentaries in the Old Amsterdam/New Amsterdam series