Zimbabwe: Journalist Held on Baseless Charges
Detention of Blessed Mhlanga Highlights Threats to Free Expression, Media Freedom
Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against a journalist for his reporting, Human Rights Watch said today. Blessed Mhlanga, a senior journalist for the independent media outlet Heart and Soul TV, has been in detention since his arrest in Harare on February 24, 2025. The authorities charged Mhlanga with transmitting information that…