Zimbabwe Reporter Denied Bail as Government Arrests Critics

Zimbabwe Reporter Denied Bail as Government Arrests Critics
Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin'ono appears at the magistrates courts while handcuffed in Harare, Wednesday, July, 22, 2020. AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi
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HARARE, Zimbabwe—A Zimbabwean investigative journalist will remain in jail after a judge dismissed his bail application on Aug. 6, as the United Nations secretary-general raised “concern” about a wave of arrests in the country.

Journalist Hopewell Chon’ono has been in detention for more than two weeks.