Free Press Hopes Fade As Zimbabwe Journalist Remains Behind Bars

The crisis in Zimbabwe has taken a new twist following a #ZimbabweanLivesMatter solidarity statement and call for dialogue made by the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has accused the archbishops of inciting civil war, while the lawyer of detained journalist Hopewell Chino'no has been barred from representing him. Opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume and Chin'ono have been in police custody since being arrested on July 20 on allegations of inciting public violence.

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Hopewell Chin'ono arrives at the Harare Magistrates' Court (file photo).

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