Zimbabwe police fire tear gas, beat up MDC supporters defying protest ban

A man flees from teargas during clashes after police banned planned protests over austerity and rising living costs called by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 16, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - Copyright PHILIMON BULAWAYO(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 16/08/2019 - 13:32•Updated 26/04/2024 - 21:28

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HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean police fired tear gas and beat up more than a 100 opposition supporters with batons on Friday after they defied a protest ban in central Harare, witnesses said.

The group, singing and chanting, quickly re-emerged at a main square, where protesters were set to assemble and were again cleared by baton-wielding police.

(Reporting by MacDonald Dzirutwe; Editing by Alison Williams)

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Zimbabwe police fire tear gas, beat up MDC supporters defying protest ban

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