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July 21, 2020

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