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Rights Groups Call for Jailed Zimbabwean Reporter Hopewell Chin’ono to Be Released

HeadlineJul 21, 2020

Press freedom groups are calling on authorities in Zimbabwe to release journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, who was arrested and charged with incitement Monday. Chin’ono has reported on corruption allegations against the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, including recent stories on procurement fraud during the pandemic, which led to the arrest and firing of the health minister.

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