Activists abducted, beaten ahead of planned protest march in Zimbabwe
Harare — At least six Zimbabwe activists were abducted and beaten up on Friday ahead of a planned protest in Harare against President Robert Mugabe’s government, a protest leader told AFP. Riot police were on patrol in the capital to prevent crowds gathering after civil action groups vowed to hold the first anti-government protest in several weeks. Frustration at Zimbabwe’s economic collapse under the authoritarian regime of Mugabe, 92, has triggered a series of protests this year, with security forces often beating up demonstrators. Sylvanos Mudzvova, one of the protest leaders, told AFP that fellow activist Patson Dzamara and two others were admitted to hospital after being abducted by unidentified men who dragged them out of their cars. "Dzamara and two colleagues were taken to the bush where they were beaten up," Mudzvova told AFP. "Three others are unaccounted for. They were blocked on the road and taken from their cars which were later found burnt. "This is the most barbaric t...
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