Public hearings on proposed constitutional amendments in Zimbabwe have turned chaotic and violent.

Lawyers for an opposition party councilor in Zimbabwe say he and a relative were abducted, beaten and whipped by unknown men amid a post-election crackdown on criticism of recently reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party.

A magistrate has denied bail to Chin'ono saying that they are no new circumstances to warrant bail for the freelance journalist who has been in custody for over a month. Fears of COVID-19 are real because people have been testing positive for the virus in jail. It is overcrowded and the personal protective equipment is not enough, Coltart said Tuesday. Journalist organizations, western embassies and human rights groups say Chinono is being punished for exposing government corruption on Twitter. Chinono had exposed alleged corruption involving a $60 million purchase of protective equipment for health workers.