[2] It was reported that Mawarire urged the people of Zimbabwe to remain defiant and refuse to return to work after the protests.

[3] In late 2017, it was reported by BBC News that Mawarire was acquitted by a Zimbabwe court where he faced a potential 20-year prison sentence if convicted for allegedly trying to overthrow Robert Mugabe.

[1] #ThisFlag, is a democracy movement in Zimbabwe that was founded by Mawarire with the intention of removing the government of president Robert Mugabe.

[19][20][21] Pastor Evan Mawarire was arrested again on 16 January 2019 after calling for and organising a national boycott against rising cost of living and misgovernance.

[22] Shortly after Robert Mugabe's 94th birthday while at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, Mawarire voiced his skepticism on Zimbabwe's 2018 election being free and fair.

[25] Forbes published an article on how Mawarire came from obscurity to becoming a well-known human rights activist using the internet to fight for democracy.

Evan Mawarire is an alumnus of the Stanford University Draper Hills Fellowship for Democracy Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL).

In 2023, he was invited by the Georgetown School of Foreign Service to be one of the three commencement speakers, along with Daria Navalnaya and Debra Tice.