PROMOTING FREE EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Detained journalist Hopewell Chin’ono on 17 November 2020 appeared before High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi following his appeal for bail on charges of defeating or obstructing the course of justice.
The matter was postponed to tomorrow, 18 November 2020.
Chin’ono was last week denied bail by Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on charges of defeating or obstructing the course of justice.
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) was founded in 1992. Its work focuses on promoting, and advocating for, the unhindered enjoyment of freedom of expression, access to information and a free, independent, diverse and pluralistic media.
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