"The court in September acquitted them of the disorderly conduct charges. Their lawyers said they were at the house for a barbecue to commemorate the Day of the African Child, a calendar event of the African Union."
"Amnesty International described the detentions as part of a disturbing pattern of repression against people exercising their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression."
"President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who promised democratic reforms after taking over from longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in a coup in 2017, denied those allegations but has also repeatedly warned the opposition against inciting violence."
"Timba and the others were among the first of about 160 opposition figures and activists to be rounded up before a July summit of the 16-nation Southern African Development Community in Harare."
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