{"id":26889,"date":"2016-07-14T02:33:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T02:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/zimbabwe-pastor-evan-mawarire-calls-for-more\/"},"modified":"2016-07-14T02:33:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T02:33:22","slug":"zimbabwe-pastor-evan-mawarire-calls-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/zimbabwe-pastor-evan-mawarire-calls-for-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe pastor Evan Mawarire calls for more protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{A Zimbabwean pastor who was briefly detained after organising a nationwide strike last week has called on people to keep protesting.}<\/p>\n<p>Evan Mawarire told the BBC people should stay at home as part of a campaign against corruption, economic mismanagement and unemployment.<\/p>\n<p>He said the campaign was serious about wanting change.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mawarire was freed on Wednesday when a court in Harare dismissed a legal case against him.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyers successfully argued that the charge of subversion had been added at the last minute, denying him a fair trial.<\/p>\n<p>{{Zimbabwe&#8217;s flag fury}}<\/p>\n<p>The pastor has been at the heart of a social media campaign denouncing the government&#8217;s management of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>He said the #ThisFlag movement&#8217;s goal was to &#8220;get as many citizens as possible involved in nation-building&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>His latest call for people to stay away from work in protest at the economic crisis went largely unheeded, with most businesses opening as normal on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mawarire admitted the protest was not as successful as last week&#8217;s &#8211; when the country&#8217;s cities were deserted &#8211; but said the strike should continue on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Let&#8217;s all shut down and send a message to our government that enough is enough, we need changes in very simple things, in very simple areas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And our protest &#8211; non-violent, non-inciting, stay-at-home, is the best because it is within the confines of the law.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every Zimbabwean who does not participate is robbing us of a great opportunity to add to the momentum of where our country is going.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-13511 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/_90382586_evan.jpg\" alt=\"Evan Mawarire said stay-at-home protests were best as they were within the law\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{A Zimbabwean pastor who was briefly detained after organising a nationwide strike last week has called on people to keep protesting.} Evan Mawarire told the BBC people should stay at home as part of a campaign against corruption, economic mismanagement and unemployment. 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