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flag Tendai Biti and Morgan Ncube released on bail after arrest for unapproved meeting, sparking rights groups’ outcry over free speech and assembly concerns amid constitutional reform debate.

flag Tendai Biti and Morgan Ncube were released on $500 bail after being arrested in Mutare for holding a meeting without police notification under Zimbabwe’s Maintenance of Peace and Order Act. flag A magistrate imposed strict conditions, including passport surrender, biweekly police reports, and bans on public gatherings and witness contact. flag The Constitution Defenders Forum and rights groups condemned the restrictions as excessive and unconstitutional, arguing they violate freedoms of assembly and expression. flag The case is tied to national debate over proposed constitutional changes that would extend presidential and parliamentary terms and shift to parliamentary election of the president, sparking concerns over democratic backsliding.

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