#Zimbabwe: Today, a magistrate court in Harare denied journalist Hopewell Chin’ono bail, citing that the “state fears that he will commit other offences.”
Chin’ono was arrested on January 8 and charged with “Publishing or communicating false statements prejudicial to the State."
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“Unfortunately, Chin’ono’s arrest and detention fits into a regional trend of using false news charges to criminalize journalism," said
@CPJAfrica's@muthokimumo. “We call on Zimbabwean authorities not to contest his appeal."https://cpj.org/2021/01/journalist-hopewell-chinono-denied-bail-remains-in-detention-in-zimbabwe/ …Show this thread
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