Free Expression
Samantha ‘Gonyeti’

Arrested, charged and fined after police held that

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Kureya and Sharon

a satirical skit they produced in 2016 amounted

February

‘Maggie’ Chideu

to public nuisance. During their brief detention,

2019

comediennes with Bustop

the pair were warned that their satirical skits

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were growing more political.

Samantha Kureya,

Abducted and assaulted from her home in

21 August

comedienne with Bustop

Harare’s high density suburb of Mufakose by

2019

TV

unidentified armed and masked men. The
assailants reportedly forced their way into the
house around 10pm and assaulted Kureya’s
family members, including minors.

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