HARARE, Zimbabwe—Zimbabwean activist pastor Evan Mawarire was charged in court on Jan. 17 with subverting the government, a crime punishable by up to 20 years in jail, after violent protests this week that were met by a brutal crackdown from security forces.
Mawarire was arrested Jan. 16 and initially charged by police with the lesser crime of inciting public violence after social-media posts encouraging Zimbabweans to heed a strike call by the biggest labor union.
