Letters: Dangarembga’s conviction is a ‘travesty of justice’

AUTHOR Tsitsi Dangarembga and Julie Barnes were recently convicted for protesting economic hardships.

They were handed a six-month suspended sentence for participating in the July 31, 2020 protest against economic hardships.

Responding to news that Zimbabwean author and activist Dangarembga and fellow protester Barnes were each convicted for “inciting violence”, Lucia Masuka, Amnesty International’s Zimbabwe executive director, said: “The conviction of Tsitsi Dangarembga and Julie Barnes for fighting for political reforms and a better country for themselves and their fellow Zimbabweans is a travesty of justice.

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