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Zimbabwe Withdraws Treason Charges Against Govt Critic Mawarire

Top government critic Evan Mawarire and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union leader Peter Mutasa, arrested in January on treason charges are now off the hook after the state dropped charges laid against them. Mawarire was arrested and accused of inciting people to demonstrate and loot during nationwide protests that were triggered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's move to increase fuel prices in January 2019.

Zimbabwe: State Withdraws Treason Charges Against Mutasa, Mawarire

New Zimbabwe, 21 November 2019

The State has dropped subversion charges against Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa and firebrand pro-democracy campaigner Evan Mawaire before plea. Read more »

Photo: Columbus Mavhunga/VOA

Pastor Evan Mawarire arrives at the court in Harare (file photo).

Zimbabwe: Evan Mawarire, ZCTU President Peter Mutasa Off the Hook

263Chat, 21 November 2019

Top government critic Evan Mawarire and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa, arrested in January this year on charges of plotting to overthrow President… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Pastor Evan Mawarire - 'Never, Ever Lose Your Voice - It Is the Most Important Resource You Have'

Daily Maverick, 18 September 2019

A Maverick Citizen conversation with Pastor Evan Mawarire, a fighter for freedom in Zimbabwe who faces a trial for treason -- for the second time. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mawarire, Mutasa Benefit From Prosecution Boob

The Herald, 25 June 2019

The trial of Evan Mawarire of the shadowy group #ThisFlag campaign and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Gift Mutasa yesterday hit a brick wall after the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Court Defers Mawarire, Mutasa Case

The Herald, 10 July 2019

Harare magistrate Mrs Barbra Mateko yesterday deferred the subversion case of Evan Mawarire of the shadowy group #ThisFlag movement and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Trial Date Set For #ThisFlag Movement Leader Mawarire

The Herald, 27 April 2019

Harare magistrate Mrs Babra Mateko on Thursday announced that the trial of #ThisFlag leader Evan Mawarire, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Gift Mutasa and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Pastor Evan Mawarire Leaves Prison On Bail

Deutsche Welle, 30 January 2019

Pastor Evan Mawarire was released from jail, but still faces charges for supporting protests against Emmerson Mnangagwa's government in Zimbabwe. The pastor said he saw many… Read more »

InFocus

Mnangagwa's First Year in Office Marked by Repression - Amnesty

In his first year in office, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has presided over a "systematic and brutal crackdown on human rights, including the violent suppression of protests and ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: New Dispensation More Violent Than Mugabe Regime - New Report
- Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa's First Year in Office Marked By 'Systematic and Brutal Crackdown'
Clashes in the Streets as Zimbabwe Protest Banned

The police banned planned protests by the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change, which was set for August 16, a move that could set the stage for what could be potentially ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Police Must be Held Accountable for Appalling Assault on Protesters
- Zimbabwe: Opposition Protest Called Off - but Supporters Besiege Harare
Zimbabwe Crisis: What You Need to Know

From the government shutting down the internet to prevent citizens from communicating and organising more protests, arre Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Opposition - We Are Not to Blame for the Violence
- Zimbabwe: Police Arrest Prominent Political Activist Mawarire
Military Official 'Implicated' in Zimbabwe Army Uniforms Saga

Shepherd Magorimbo, the man who disclosed in court that he was issued with a military uniform at the Zanu-PF headquarters, which he used to terrorise residents during the January ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Army Uniforms for Ruling Party Members Saga Deepens
- Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Prepares for Demos Crackdown
Zimbabwe Court Acquits Mugabe Critic Evan Mawarire

Opposition activist Pastor Evan Mawarire had been accused of trying to overthrow Robert Mugabe's former government. The organiser of last year's #ThisFlag protests faced 20 years ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: #ThisFlag Activist Found Not Guilty of Subversion
- Zimbabwe: Activist Evan Mawarire Found Not Guilty of Subversion

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