Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga found guilty of inciting violence | Global development | The Guardian
Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga found guilty of inciting violence | Global development | The Guardian: Renowned%20Zimbabwean%20author%20Tsitsi%20Dangarembga%20has%20been%20given%20a%20suspended%20prison%20sentence%20after%20being%20found%20guilty%20of%20inciting%20violence%20by%20staging%20a%20peaceful%20protest%20calling%20for%20political%20reform.%0A%0ADangarembga%20and%20co-accused%20Julie%20Barnes%20were%20convicted%20of%20participating%20in%20a%20public%20gathering%20with%20intent%20to%20incite%20public%20violence%20at%20Harare%20magistrates%20court%20on%20Thursday.%20The%20pair%20were%20also%20each%20fined%2070%2C000%20Zimbabwe%20dollars%20%28%A3200%29.%0A%0AA%20six-month%20jail%20term%20was%20suspended%20for%20the%20next%20five%20years%20on%20condition%20that%20the%20two%20do%20not%20commit%20a%20similar%20offence.%0A%0ADangarembga%20was%20arrested%20in%20July%202020%20for%20holding%20a%20placard%20inscribed%20%u201CWe%20want%20better.%20Reform%20our%20institutions%u201D%20during%20a%20peaceful%20protest.%20Human%20rights%20organisations%20including%20Amnesty%20and%20the%20writers%u2019%20association%20PEN%20International%20had%20called%20for%20the%20charges%20to%20be%20dropped.%0A%0A