The protest was planned as a follow up to demonstrations held in the capital, Harare, on Friday when several hundred demonstrators marched in defiance of a police ban that was upheld by the High Court. Police used tear gas and beatings with batons to quell the Harare protest.
Kuri uyu wa gatanu, imyigaragambyo yari yateguwe mu rwego rwo gukurikirana imyigaragambyo yabereye mu murwa mukuru, Harare, ubwo abigaragambyaga magana bakoze urugendo banga kubuza abapolisi kubahiriza icyemezo cy’urukiko rukuru. Abapolisi bakoresheje gaze amarira no gukubita inkoni kugira ngo bahoshe imyigaragambyo ya Harare.