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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono Denied Bail Amid UN Concerns
Nation, 25 July 2020
A Zimbabwean court on Friday denied bail to a prominent investigative journalist accused of inciting public violence. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Latest On Harare Mayor Gomba, Chin'ono Bail Hearing
New Zimbabwe, 23 July 2020
Harare mayor Hebert Gomba, mired in a city land scandal, will spend another night in state custody after his bail hearing failed to kick off Thursday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Court Trashes Opposition Politician Ngarivhume's Bid to Freedom
263Chat, 23 July 2020
Opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader and the organizer of the 31 July scheduled demonstration, Jacob Ngarivhume has been denied bail. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Lawyers Fear for Detained Journalist's Safety After 'Unidentified Woman' Enters Cell to Profile Him
New Zimbabwe, 22 July 2020
Lawyers have raised fears over Hopewell Chin'ono's safety under police custody after an unidentified woman reportedly visited the journalist in police cells to profile him. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Chin'ono, Ngarivhume Detained for Another Night
263Chat, 22 July 2020
Top journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and 31 July protest coordinator Jacob Ngarivhume will spend their third night in detention after the Harare Magistrates Court postponed ruling on… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Detained Journalist and Opposition Leader Appear in Court
DW, 22 July 2020
Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono, who exposed a multimillion-dollar corruption scandal, has been charged with inciting protest. Rights groups say COVID-19 is a convenient excuse for… Read more »
Zimbabwe Journalist, Opposition Leader Denied Bail
Investigative journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has been denied bail in the Harare Magistrate's Court. Jacob Ngarivhume, leader of the political group Transformation Zimbabwe, was also denied bail. The two were separately arrested on charges of incitement to commit public violence.
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Zimbabwe: GGA Executive Director Calls for Release of Journalist
Africa In Fact, 21 July 2020
The following is a transcript of an interview with Good Governance Africa SADC Executive Director Chris Maroleng with television channel Newzroom Afrika on the arrest of ZImbabwe… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Police Confirm Arrest of Chin'ono and Ngarivhume
263Chat, 20 July 2020
Police have this afternoon confirmed the arrest of journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and convener of the 31 July anti-Government protests Jacob Ngarivhume. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Police Arrest Opposition Member and Journalist
RFI, 20 July 2020
Zimbabwe police arrested opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume and freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono on Monday, saying they were inciting violence ahead of street demonstrations… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono Arrested, Charged With Incitement in Zimbabwe
CPJ, 20 July 2020
Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release independent investigative journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and drop the incitement charges against him, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Home of Journo Chin'ono Raided by Cops, Opposition's Ngarivhume Arrested
New Zimbabwe, 20 July 2020
POLICE in Harare have stormed journalist Hopewell Chin'ono's home and further arrested opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume as the Emmerson Mnangagwa government… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Tense Mnangagwa Orders Ncube to Arm Riot Police
Zimbabwe Independent, 17 July 2020
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has instructed Treasury to urgently buy a fleet of brand new vehicles for the police, including all-terrain troop carriers, water cannons, buses and… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Bring It On, Unfazed Ngarivhume Dares Ruling Party Youths
New Zimbabwe, 19 July 2020
Organiser of the July 31 nationwide protests against high level corruption in the country, Jacob Ngarivhume remains unfazed by threats from Zanu PF youths plotting to disrupt the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Police to Tighten Restrictions As Covid-19 Cases Rise
New Zimbabwe, 19 July 2020
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Zimbabwe: We Will Continue to Arrest Activists Violating Lockdown Regulations - Govt
New Zimbabwe, 20 July 2020
The government will continue arresting human rights for violating Covid-19 lockdown regulations, Nick Mangwana, the Information Ministry secretary has warned. Read more »
InFocus
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Planned anti-government protests on July 31 are reported to have spread panic in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, which is contemplating re-introducing a tough COVID-19 ... Read more »
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This comes after Obadiah Moyo was arrested in June 2020 and accused of abuse of office after he allegedly corruptly issued U.S.$60 million in tenders to supply COVID-19 test kits ... Read more »
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The government says it needs to investigate "malpractices, criminality and economic sabotage" activities on the stock exchange and mobile money services. Zimbabwe has struggled to ... Read more »
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United Nations human rights experts have called on the government to end what they called "a pattern of disappearances and torture aimed at suppressing dissent". In a hard-hitting ... Read more »
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Senior doctors have now threatened to strike over low pay and lack of the Covid-19 protective gear, in the latest dispute to plague Zimbabwe's battered health system. This comes as ... Read more »
