Zimbabwean author wins appeal against protest conviction | The Malaysian Insight

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Zimbabwean author wins appeal against protest conviction

Prominent Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga has won an appeal against an ‘inciting violence’ conviction she received for staging a silent protest. – AFP pic, May 8, 2023.

PROMINENT Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga today won an appeal against an “inciting violence” conviction she received for staging a silent protest. The award-winning author and filmmaker was given a ZW$70,000 fine and a six-month suspended sentence in September over the small demonstration when she held up a sign calling for reform.

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