Zimbabwean Police Bans all Demonstrations

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The #Zimbabwean police known for its brutality and human right abuse, has announced ban of all demonstrations in the capital Harare.

On Thursday, the police chief Newbert Saunyama was quoted: 
“The capacity of the police will not be sufficient to avoid any public disorder caused during public demonstrations in the center of Harare,”.

The ban starts on Friday, September 2 to Friday, September 16, 2016. approximately two week, critics has question the reason behind the ban, as police and government's inability to protect the life and property if its citizens and all residents not an excuse to curtails a major human right to freedom of expression.
The opposition party has announced the postponement of its planned protest on Friday to push for  electoral reforms towards the 2018 general elections.

For the past 2-3 months, the country has experienced a series of protests against the economic policies of the government.
Police brutality has seen its rise during this period, many were arrested, beaten and injured as police fire tear gas to scare the protesters.
Social media activists on Wednesday called for a shutdown to protest against police brutality, but it did not gather momentum as people went about their normal duties for the fear of persecution
The government has announced a draft law put together to penalize “abusive” usage of social media. The law which spells out a five-year jail term targets social media activists who are described by the government as cyber terrorists, this is another attempt the right of citizens to voice their grievances.
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