Alerts | Arrest/detention under other laws

Two journalists jailed in Zimbabwe for violating COVID-19 restrictions

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A court in Zimbabwe ordered the detention of journalists Frank Chikowore and Samuel Takawira. The two journalists have been charged with violating COVID-19 restrictions because they entered a hospital to interview three members of the opposition party being treated there for injuries sustained when they were detained by security forces

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