A TV crew covering a story about the illegal seizure of land in Zambia were violently attacked by members of the country's ruling political party.
Camerawoman Annita Kalwani said: "We were badly beaten and they tried to rape me."
She was with three other staff from the privately-owned Muvi TV - reporter Dainess Nyirenda, cameraman Emmanuel Kaluba and driver Edward Ntele - when the assault occurred.
They were investigating claims that members of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) were illegally seizing and sharing out land in Nakachenje, a town west of Lusaka.
Shortly after they began filming, they were surrounded by MMD members. Kalwani said: "They threatened to burn us alive." Kaluba was attacked with stones and sticks, and Ntele was forced to the ground and cut across his forehead with a knife. Both Nyirenda and Kalwani suffered internal injuries.
Police later arrested two people and charged them with "assault, criminal trespass and obtaining money by false pretences."
A general election is due in Zambia in three months' time.
Source: Reporters without Borders
