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Jul
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Zimbabwe police block opposition campaign launch

Zimbabwe police block opposition campaign launch

NEWS
ZIMBABWEAN police have blocked the launch of the main opposition party's election campaign set for Sunday in the latest clampdown on the president's main rival ahead of presidential and parliamentary polls in August, citing problems with the venue. Nelson Chamisa, leader of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has faced several hurdles on the campaign trail, with police banning a number of meetings in Zimbabwean cities and towns this week. In a letter seen by Reuters on Friday, police said the opposition party could not conduct the rally in Bindura, 90 km (56 miles) north of the capital Harare, because the…
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Nov
04
2020
By The African Mirror
Zimbabwe police again arrest journalist critical of government

Zimbabwe police again arrest journalist critical of government

NEWS
ZIMBABWEAN police have arrested for the second time a journalist who has been critical of the government, his lawyer said, adding this time it was for contempt of court related to a post he made on Twitter. Hopewell Chin'ono was first arrested in July on charges of writing in support of anti-government protests. He was detained for more than a month at a maximum security prison until he was released on bail on Sept. 2, with one of the conditions being that he stop posting on his Twitter account until his case was finalised. But Chin'ono opened a new Twitter account,…
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