Zimbabwe police arrested prominent protest pastor and anti-government campaigner Evan Mawarire on Monday after he spoke to a group of striking medical students, his family and lawyer said. Mawarire, who last year led a mass anti-government movement dubbed “#ThisFlag” after he appeared on social media draped in the national colours, was arrested at the University … Read more
A magistrates’ court in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Friday remanded political activist and pastor Evan Mawarire in custody for the next two weeks after his arrest on Wednesday. Pastor Mawarire was remanded until February 17 to allow for further investigation into charges including subversion, plot to remove a constitutionally-elected government, abuse of the national flag … Read more
Evan Mawarire, the Zimbabwean pastor and political activist, who was arrested on Wednesday night when he arrived in the country from the United States (US) has been charged with subversion and abusing the national flag. He was charged in July last year of trying to overthrow President Robert Mugabe’s government by calling for protests, but … Read more
A Zimbabwean pastor, accused last year of trying to overthrow President Robert Mugabe’s government after calling for protests, was arrested at the airport when he flew home from the United States on Wednesday, his lawyer said. Evan Mawarire was previously arrested and charged last July, but was freed by a magistrate’s court which said police … Read more
The case against five Zimbabwean war veterans, charged with insulting President Robert Mugabe, has collapsed. A magistrate’s court in the capital, Harare, set aside the charges after the prosecution was not ready to proceed with the trial for two consecutive days. The five were charged after issuing a statement earlier this year, accusing Mr Mugabe, … Read more