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Dangarembga convicted of inciting violence

September 29, 2022

Internationally acclaimed author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga has been convicted by a court in her home country of Zimbabwe on charges of inciting public violence. She was arrested in 2020 for protesting corruption.

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