LIVE UPDATES: Scenes From The Banned DEMO
Support Unit officers sighted earlier on in town
A widow tells journalists her reasons for coming to the demo.
One crying woman speaks to The Daily News about a suspected death during the protest
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A protestor speaks to Zimeye saying they are protesting peacefully why the force.
We are protesting peacefully, why are you using guns on us, says woman near Runhare Street #MDCDemo #16AugustDemo pic.twitter.com/CnVl54451x
— ZimEye (@ZimEye) August 16, 2019
Police ban buses from entering into the CBD.
Police blocking buses from entering town. #FreeZimbabweMarch pic.twitter.com/w6yjWemZr9
— Open Parly ZW (@OpenParlyZw) August 16, 2019
Tear gas is seen
As situation in Harare gets more tense @eNCA @Checkpoint_eNCA @NkepileMabuse @WEtv @263Chat @OpenParlyZw @MunyaBloggo #FreeZimbabweMarch #FreeZimbabweCampaign cc @ReutersUK pic.twitter.com/o4CIvWwmZ8
— Samuel Takawira 🇿🇼 (@takawirasam) August 16, 2019
Demonstrators now at Africa Unity Square
Happening Now: The moment the masses arrived at Africa Unity Square. #16August #FreeZimbabweMarch #FreeZimbabweCampaign pic.twitter.com/vj0uK5qwu2
— Doug Coltart ✊🏽🇿🇼 (@DougColtart) August 16, 2019
Reports on 50 arrests in Norton
Police have arrested 50 pple in Norton in connection with the @MDCAllianceZW demonstration & are currently detained at Norton main police station #Aug16 @rashidmahiya1 @ZLHRLawyers @_IJR_ @usembassyharare @NewsDayZimbabwe @NewZimbabweCom @zhrc365
— Heal Zimbabwe (@HealZim) August 16, 2019
Biti speaks
Colleagues from 4th Brigade (Masvingo) having a road run in the heart of Masvingo CBD.
Just saying 😊 pic.twitter.com/CI6Rb6I8Hv
— Kudzai Mutisi (@KMutisi) August 16, 2019
Masvingo 4th Brigade seen training in the CBD
Colleagues from 4th Brigade (Masvingo) having a road run in the heart of Masvingo CBD.
Just saying 😊 pic.twitter.com/CI6Rb6I8Hv
— Kudzai Mutisi (@KMutisi) August 16, 2019
Riot Police continue working
Sights from the streets of Harare where @PoliceZimbabwe thwarted the @mdczimbabwe demo @OpenParlyZw @263Chat @MunyaBloggo pic.twitter.com/gykkjB81f7
— Samuel Takawira 🇿🇼 (@takawirasam) August 16, 2019
Running battles with the police start
Tyranny in the streets of Harare.@euinzim @UKinZimbabwe @NLinZimbabwe @foreignoffice @AsstSecStateAF @usembassyharare @amnesty @AmnestySARO @_AfricanUnion pic.twitter.com/XrxMncPBbv
— TeamPachedu (@PacheduZW) August 16, 2019
Police continue to disperse demonstrators who had gathered in town
Scenes from the MDC Demo in Harare as @PoliceZimbabwe beat up protesters @edmnangagwa @nelsonchamisa @Wamagaisa @ProfJNMoyo @BBCAfrica @AlJazeera @263Chat pic.twitter.com/4TVdAzqvtr
— Lovejoy L-Jay Mtongwiza (@LJaymut10) August 16, 2019
Police disperse protestors who had gathered in town.
@PoliceZimbabwe has dispersed demonstrators who had gathered in town. pic.twitter.com/nL9p728r3p
— Open Parly ZW (@OpenParlyZw) August 16, 2019
Police start beating protestors in town
#JustIn! Police beating up protesters in town. @bbmhlanga @NewsDayZimbabwe pic.twitter.com/gHeYd5gQ12
— Heart and Soul TV Radio (@HStvZim) August 16, 2019
An old lady has reportedly been attacked and is being attended to by paramedics
An old lady has been badly beaten and is being attended to by medics. pic.twitter.com/7PiVhqv8zi
— Fadzayi Mahere 🇿🇼 (@advocatemahere) August 16, 2019
After the DEMO was banned, some people were already in town for the DEMO and some of them can be seen in various videos sitting in the road and some marching.
