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Zimbabwe activist pastor seeks bail as hundreds face trial after protests

Activist Pastor Evan Mawarire is taken into a vehicle by police outside his home in Harare, Zimbabwe, on January 16, 2019. [Photo, Reuters]

Zimbabwean activist pastor Evan Mawarire will ask the High Court on Wednesday to free him on bail after his detention on subversion charges following violent protests over a fuel price hike that sparked a brutal security crackdown.

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