Zimbabwe's #ThisFlag Leader Mawarire Wants His Freedom Back

The political activist and pastor, Evan Mawarire, who is charged with subverting a constitutionally elected government, had applied to the magistrates' court, saying that the state was taking too long to prosecute him. Mawarire is being prosecuted for leading a series of protests against President Robert Mugabe.

Evan Mawarire addresses students in Stellenbosch (file photo).

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