Zimbabwe began releasing over 4,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty hoping to ease overcrowding in jails. Former prisoners have previously complained about harsh conditions such as overcrowding ...

Former Zimbabwe tourism leader Walter Mzembi has been acquitted by the High Court after spending 11 months in Harare prison.

Zimbabwe has begun releasing more than 4,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty that authorities say will help ease congestion in some overcrowded jails. About 800 prisoners were released Friday ...

Mugabe announced the pardon through a government notice on Monday, without stating a reason for the move, and the release of prisoners started on Wednesday. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has ...

HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Authorities in Zimbabwe Friday started releasing 4,270 prison inmates who were granted amnesty by President Emmerson Mnangagwa earlier this month ahead of general elections. The ...

Approximately 4,200 inmates out of the 22,000 in Zimbabwe’s prisons, accounting for 19% of the national prison population, are expected to be released following the president’s decision on 18 May.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa granted clemency to more than 4,000 prisoners, including some who were on death row, in an independence day amnesty on Thursday. Zimbabwe ...