Zimbabwean reporter critical of government, Hopewell Chin’ono, denied bail again
Chin’ono has been detained for more than a month on charges of inciting public violence over antigovernment protests in July
24 August 2020 - 18:04
A Zimbabwean court on Monday denied bail for the third time to a journalist who has been detained for more than a month on charges of inciting public violence over antigovernment protests in July.
Hopewell Chin’ono, a freelance journalist openly critical of president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, used social media to expose corruption in government tenders for Covid-19 personal protective equipment that led to the dismissal of the health minister in July...
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