Pastor Evan Mawarire calls for more protests

A Zimbabwean pastor who was detained after organising a nationwide strike last week has called on people to keep protesting. Evan Mawarire said people should stay at home as part of a campaign against corruption, economic mismanagement and unemployment. He said the campaign was serious about wanting change. Mr Mawarire was freed on Wednesday when […]

A Zimbabwean pastor who was detained after organising a nationwide strike last week has called on people to keep protesting.
Evan Mawarire said people should stay at home as part of a campaign against corruption, economic mismanagement and unemployment.
He said the campaign was serious about wanting change.
Mr Mawarire was freed on Wednesday when a court in Harare dismissed a legal case against him.
His lawyers successfully argued that the charge of subversion had been added at the last minute, denying him a fair trial.
The pastor has been at the heart of a social media campaign denouncing the government’s management of the economy.
He said the #ThisFlag movement’s goal was to “get as many citizens as possible involved in nation-building”.