Chibvuri, editor of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) newspaper, The Worker, appeared before Plumtree resident magistrate Mark Dzira on February 1 facing allegations of breaching Section 83 of the repressive Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA).
Chibvuri was arrested in Plumtree on 3 March 2007 and spent two nights in police custody. At the time of his arrest, he had applied for accreditation but had not received a response from the Media and Information Commission (MIC), but was eventually duly accredited.
He joins a growing list of journalists in Zimbabwe who have fallen foul of the repressive media laws.