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Zimbabwe: Power to the pastor, power to the people as Mawarire walks

Source: Daily Maverick Original article URL The Zimbabwean regime did not expect Pastor Evan Mawarire to be set free on Wednesday night. But unprecedented public pressure forced the magistrate’s hand, with a little help from blundering police. Look away now, Comrade Bob, because Zimbabwe will never be the same again. By SIMON ALLISON. Harare Magistrate’s […]

Church leaders statement on national crisis in Zimbabwe

Source: Church leaders in Zimbabwe Original article URL Download this document (PDF) We, as Church leaders in Zimbabwe (see the names below), concerned and alarmed by the unfortunate unfolding events in our beloved country, saddened by the political, social and economic meltdown, which has caused untold suffering of the masses and the resultant civic unrest […]

Zimbabwe Court Frees Pastor Detained Over Protests Against Mugabe

Source: New York Times Original article URL By Hopewell Chin’ono and Norimitsu Onishi   HARARE, Zimbabwe — A pastor who has emerged as a leading voice against the government of President Robert Mugabe was freed on Wednesday after a court ruled that the state’s efforts to increase the severity of the charges against him were […]

Zimbabwe pastor released – court says police violated rights

Source: Daily Mail (UK) & AP Original article URL HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A court in Zimbabwe on Wednesday freed a pastor who organized the largest nationwide strike against the government in nearly a decade, ruling that police violated his rights. Magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe told a packed courtroom that the decision to bring new charges […]