News:Police Crush Another Peaceful Cash Crisis Demonstration In Harare. Warning Graphic Content
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Several people were left injured when police crushed a peaceful demonstration by Tajamuka activists in Harare today in the morning.
The protesters had gathered near Town House in the capital with the intention of marching against the introduction of bond notes and to compel government to solve the crippling cash crisis the country is experiencing.
Police, armed with baton sticks and other weapons, then started randomly attacking people. According to a Facebook post by Patson Dzamara police came while he was addressing the gathered crowd at the square between Julius Nyerere and Leopold Takawira Streets near Town House, with water cannons then unleashed their brutality on the peaceful protestors. Dzamara says he was one of the last individuals to flee the scene and while he was running he saw an old man lying on the side of the road, bleeding profusely whom he took the hospital. You can view the pictures of the protester below.
Standard reports that journalist, Thomas Madhuku, was reportedly assaulted by police. Last week, police beat up and confiscated cameras from several journalists who were covering a demonstration in Harare. (read more here)
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