2 Journalists Free on Bail In Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A New York Times correspondent and a British man who were arrested and accused of reporting illegally in Zimbabwe are now free on bail, but their passports are being held and they are unable to leave the country, a lawyer said yesterday. Barry Bearak, a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist for the Times, suffered a back injury during a fall in his cell, Harrison Nkomo, a lawyer representing the two, said.

The Times reported on its Web site yesterday that Mr. Bearak had fallen 7 feet from his bunk onto a concrete floor in his cell. The identity of the Briton being held has not been made public. He is staying at the British Embassy.