VIDEO - Zimbabwe's #ThisFlag Movement Leader Finally Speaks

Forced into exile last year, Evan Mawarire returned and was promptly arrested on charges that include subverting the government and inciting public violence. He has been released on bail and if found guilty he faces a 20-year sentence. In an interview with Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, Mawarire answers questions from the public.

  • Zimbabwe:   The Return of Evan Mawarire

    Zimbabwe Standard, 12 February 2017

    After spending a week in remand prison following his arrest as he returned home from a brief stint in exile, many had expected outspoken pastor Evan Mawarire to scale down his… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zim a Big Prison, Says #ThisFlag Movement Pastor Mawarire

    Zimbabwe Standard, 19 February 2017

    Pastor Evan Mawarire was defiant when he emerged out of the gates of Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison following his brief incarceration on treason related charges early this… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mawarire - the Conspiracy of Desperation

    The Herald, 8 February 2017

    When Evan Mawarire, the face of the anti-Government #ThisFlag "movement" came back from the United States where he had sought self-exile, the ensuing discourse of his action was… Read more »

InFocus

Pastor Evan Mawarire addressed students at Stellenbosch University in 2016 (file photo).

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