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Two Zimbabwean human rights activists arrested last month and charged with subversion were released on bail Monday, lawyers said.
The two men were part of a group of seven human rights defenders arrested at the Harare airport upon their arrival from the Maldives, where police reportedly attended a workshop on how to overthrow the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Judge Amy Tsanga, High Court Judge, ordered the release of Rita Nyamupinga and Stabile Dhewa, accused of "overthrowing a constitutional government," AFP spokesman told AFP. from Zimbabwe for human rights, Kumbirai Mafunda.
"We welcome the court's decision to release human rights activists and they did not deserve to be imprisoned," he said.
Mafunda said they had been released on bail of $ 1,000 each and that the court had imposed "onerous conditions" on the activists, including the requirement to report to the police station every day.
Their five co-defendants were released on bail on Friday.
Their arrest took place after the state-run The Herald published an article in which it was written that a "group of dark organizations linked to the MDC-Alliance (the main opposition) was working hard to pave the way for for civil unrest ".
Police said the activists had attended a workshop organized in the Maldives by a non-profit Serbian organization, the Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS).
After the January protests triggered by the doubling of fuel prices, Mnangagwa warned that authorities would target anti-government rights groups.
The authorities blamed the demonstrations on the MDC party and non-governmental organizations, supported by Western nations.
Zimbabwe's police and army have often used brutal force, including live ammunition, to crush dissent.
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