Riot police patrol Harare, hold opposition leaders
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Zimbabwe riot police patrolled volatile districts in Harare on Monday, a day after arresting opposition leaders and killing a man while crushing a prayer meeting organized in defiance of a ban on political rallies.
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Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabweâs main opposition party, beseeched South African President Thabo Mbeki to stop his âquiet support for the dictatorshipâ of President Robert Mugabe.
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Zimbabwean police dispersed a crowd of opposition supporters on Friday outside Harare&#39;s High Court, which is due to hand down its verdict in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
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Kenyan riot police patrolled the capital on Saturday after at least 23 people were killed mostly by police, in three days of protests called by the opposition over a disputed election.
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Riot police take to the streets in Zambia after the authorities announce interim results in the presidential elections.
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Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change is to press on with a planned mass rally against President Robert Mugabe despite a police banning order, a party official said Monday.
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Zimbabwean riot police thwarted a mass anti-government protest Sunday by rounding up dozens of opposition activists as veteran leader Robert Mugabe revealed ambitions for another term as president.
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Zimbabwe riot police arrested more than  200 opposition activists and officials on Saturday during a  meeting they were holding at their party headquarters, an  opposition spokesman said.
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Zimbabwean police use tear-gas and water cannon to prevent an opposition rally from going ahead in Harare.
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Police used teargas and water cannon to break up a planned rally in Harare by Zimbabwe's chief opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, despite a court order authorising the demonstration.
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Zimbabwe's opposition movement vowed to push on Monday with its drive to topple veteran President Robert Mugabe despite the arrest of its top leaders and the use of deadly force to crush a mass rally.
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Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his beating by police should be an inspiration for the struggle.
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As demonstrations continue in Kismu, an opposition stronghold, police have been firing into the crowds
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Zimbabwean riot police arrested the country's top opposition leader on Sunday as they crushed a planned prayer rally in a crackdown on protests against President Robert Mugabe.
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Opponents of veteran Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe have abandoned plans for a series of anti-government protests after the organisers were arrested in a police crackdown.
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Police swept the Pakistani capital on Saturday to arrest the leaders of opposition parties vowing to obstruct President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid, officials said.
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Lawyers said on Tuesday Zimbabwe police had defied a high court order granting them access to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and others who were arrested and allegedly tortured while in police custody.