Journalist to Remain Behind Bars Over Zimbabwe Gold Scandal Tweet
Hopewell Chin'ono has been ordered back to Zimbabwe's maximum-security prison after tweeting about a gold-smuggling scandal that implicated the family of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Chin'ono was first arrested in July and spent more than a month in detention without trial for allegedly inciting Zimbabweans to demonstrate against the government on July 31. He was arrested again, accused of breaching bail conditions that banned him from Twitter. The Committee to Protect Journalists has since told Zimbabwean authorities to "stop their relentless victimization of award-winning journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and ensure that the charges against him are dropped".
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Zimbabwe:
'Rushwaya Gold Could Buy Unifreight, Zeco'
Zimbabwe Standard, 15 November 2020
The gold that under-fire Zimbabwe Miners' Federation (ZMF) boss Henrietta Rushwaya allegedly tried to smuggle out of the country before running into an airport security trap about… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Journalist Chin'ono in Fresh Freedom Bid
263Chat, 16 November 2020
Jailed freelance journalist, Hopewell Chin'ono, will, through his lawyers, make a fresh freedom bid from at the High Court following his bail denial by the Harare Magistrate,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono Denied Bail
New Zimbabwe, 12 November 2020
Tormented freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has been denied bail by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa who concurred with prosecutors the scribe had "propensity" to continue… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Activist Chin'ono Denied Bail
The Herald, 13 November 2020
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Zimbabwe:
'I'm Not Worried About Jail' - Journalist Chin'ono
New Zimbabwe, 8 November 2020
INCARCERATED journalist Hopewell Chin'ono says he is not worried about being sent back to prison but is determined to continue investigating and exposing corruption and other vices… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Mnangagwa Urges Zanu-PF Vigilance On Opposition Councils
New Zimbabwe, 16 November 2020
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged his Zanu PF party to monitor corruption by MDC Alliance dominated local authorities. Read more »
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