Zimbabwe: Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono Released On Bail, With Restrictions, in Zimbabwe

New York — Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono was released today after 44 days in pre-trial detention, following a ruling from Harare High Court Judge Tawanda Chitapi that imposed restrictions on the journalist's actions while on bail, according to news reports and Doug Coltart, a member of the journalist's defense team, who spoke with CPJ via phone.

"We welcome today's long-overdue release of journalist Hopewell Chin'ono, but authorities must immediately drop the vindictive and meritless charges against him and let him live and work freely," said Angela Quintal, CPJ's Africa program coordinator.

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