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August 15, 2019

Police patrol Zimbabwe capital before anti-government demos

By Farai Mutsaka

In a show of force to discourage anti-government protests, Zimbabwe police with water cannons patrolled the capital’s streets and warned residents “you will rot in jail” if they participate in the demonstrations planned for Friday.

Six anti-government activists have been abducted and tortured this week ahead of the protests, as tensions rise over Zimbabwe’s deteriorating economic conditions, according to human rights groups.

A British woman has died in Barbados after being doused in a flammable liquid and set alight while in bed.