Zimbabwe

Region: Southern Africa

Number of Trials: 2

Hopewell Chin’ono

Cecilia Chimbiri, Netsai Marova, and Joanna Mamombe

A journalist was prosecuted for promoting a demonstration against corruption on social media, tweeting for instance that “Zimbabweans have been complaining about the LOOTING of their public funds…@jngarivhume and many others to come have put their hands up & said they will lead anti-looting demo on 31 July. Spread the word RETWEET.”  A report on the case is forthcoming.

TrialWatch is monitoring the case of three youth activists who are being prosecuted for ‘false reporting’ for telling the authorities that they were sexually assaulted and tortured by state agents.