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Zimbabwe Journalist and Opposition Leader Released on Bail

Zimbabwe's High Court has granted bail to a prominent investigative journalist and an opposition leader, over a month after they were arrested for allegedly inciting violence. Freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and Jacob Ngarivhume, a leader of a fringe opposition party, were arrested ahead of protests against corruption that had been pencilled in for July 31.

Zimbabwe: Lawyers Stage Protest Against Rights Abuses By Govt, Courts

New Zimbabwe, 3 September 2020

Dozens of lawyers who included top human rights attorney Beatrice Mtetwa Wednesday staged a silent demonstration outside the Harare High Court to protest alleged rights abuses by… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono Freed On $10 000 Bail

New Zimbabwe, 2 September 2020

TOP journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has finally been freed on $10 000 bail after spending nearly a month and a half in remand prison. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Ngarivhume Freed On $50 000 Bail, Barred From Twitter

New Zimbabwe, 2 September 2020

TRANSFORM Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has finally been granted $50 000 bail and further barred from his using his Twitter handle by the High Court. Read more »

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Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono, left, and Jacob Ngarivhume after being released from prison.

Zimbabwe: Court Frees Prominent Journalist, Opposition Politician

Nation, 2 September 2020

Zimbabwe's High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a prominent investigative journalist and an opposition leader, over a month after they were arrested for allegedly inciting… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Journalist Chin'ono Dragged to Court Despite 'Covid-19 Symptoms'

New Zimbabwe, 2 September 2020

Hopewell Chin'ono looked frail when he appeared before Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna on Tuesday with lawyers insisting the journalist was not supposed to be in court after a… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chin'ono Unwell, Govt Blames Foreign Countries of Interference in Courts

263Chat, 2 September 2020

The government has accused the international community of interfering in the Hopewell Chin'ono case and tampering with the judicial system in order to influence the verdict. Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'Chin'ono Not a Risk to Inmates'

The Herald, 2 September 2020

Political activist Hopewell Chin'ono has no symptoms of Covid-19 and is not a risk to other inmates, the court heard yesterday. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono Released On Bail, With Restrictions, in Zimbabwe

CPJ, 2 September 2020

Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono was released today after 44 days in pre-trial detention, following a ruling from Harare High Court Judge Tawanda Chitapi that imposed… Read more »

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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. ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe Intensifies Crackdown After Journalist's Arrest

Zimbabwean police have launched a hunt for opposition and union activists, appealing for information on the whereabouts of 14 well-known government critics. This follows the arrest ... Read more »
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