Diamond Activist Released on Bail in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean rights activist Farai Maguwu was released from jail on bail after giving information about the Kimberly mine.
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Diamond Activist Released on Bail in Zimbabwe
The early days of the Kimberley mine in 1871 in Kimberley, South Africa. The image shows the first mining machines, and the exploitation of the local black population. (De Beers via Patrick Landmann/Getty Images)
7/12/2010
Updated:
10/1/2015

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The early days of the Kimberley mine in 1871 in Kimberley, South Africa. The image shows the first mining machines, and the exploitation of the local black population. (De Beers via Patrick Landmann/Getty Images)
Zimbabwean rights activist Farai Maguwu was released from jail on bail on Monday. Maguwu is accused of “communicating and publishing falsehoods against the State” and endangering the country’s economy after he allegedly gave information on human rights abuses in a Zimbabwe diamond mine to a Kimberly Process Monitor, according to the International Federation For Human Rights.

The high court judge in Zimbabwe said the prosecution had not provided sufficient reason for Maguwu to remain incarcerated, according to AFP. Madguwu had to pay $1,500 bail and is not allowed travel more than 25 miles from his house, according to the AFP report. Maguwu is the director for the Center for Research and Development (CRD) in Zimbabwe. The Kimberly Process is a joint industry, civil, and government initiative that monitors the diamond trade to keep blood diamonds out of the market.