Film-maker held in Harare for 6 weeks after carrying out investigations into corruption
Hopewell Chin’ono, the Zimbabwean journalist held in a high security prison for almost six weeks pending trial on charges of inciting violence, has been freed on bail.
Chin’ono was arrested at his home in Harare in July after publishing a series of investigations into corruption in Zimbabwe. He has since been held in an overcrowded cell in the Chikurubi jail on the outskirts of the capital, Harare.
Continue reading…Film-maker held in Harare for 6 weeks after carrying out investigations into corruptionHopewell Chin’ono, the Zimbabwean journalist held in a high security prison for almost six weeks pending trial on charges of inciting violence, has been freed on bail.Chin’ono was arrested at his home in Harare in July after publishing a series of investigations into corruption in Zimbabwe. He has since been held in an overcrowded cell in the Chikurubi jail on the outskirts of the capital, Harare. Continue reading…