Zimbabwe grants amnesty to ease prison congestion
Voice of America
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services officials open gates to allow pardoned prisoners to leave, at Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare, on April 19, 2024. (Columbus Mavhunga/VOA) Jubilant pardoned prisoners leave Zimbabwe’s Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare on April 19, 2024. (Columbus Mavhunga/VOA)
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted amnesty to 4,000 prisoners as part of efforts to decongest the country's crowded jails.
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