Zimbabwe Court Orders Release of Anti-Mugabe Pastor Mawarire

The state has suffered a huge blow after a court in Harare ordered for the immediate release of #ThisFlag movement leader Evan Mawarire. The human rights activist and pastor was arrested at his church, a day after he went online to urge citizens to take action against the country's worsening economic crisis. In 2016 Mawarire took to social media and urged people to rise up against President Robert Mugabe's government, and the overwhelming reaction to his call shook the nation.

Evan Mawaire's release.

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