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Zimbabweans React to Increasing Police Brutality and Violence in the Country

Footage on social media shows Zimbabwean police beating opposition supporters attending a rally in Harare.

Zimbabweans continue to be on the receiving end of continued violence at the hands of police and security forces. Images and videos have emerged showing the police beating supporters of the opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), at a rally being held yesterday outsides the MDC's headquarters in the capital of Harare. Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the opposition party, was expected to address his supporters but was prevented from doing so after police fired teargas on the crowd and starting beating them with their batons.

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Prominent Somali Activist Almas Elman Shot and Killed In Mogadishu

The organizer and sister of activist Ilwad Elman, was shot dead while riding in a car on Wednesday.

Almas Elman, a prominent Somali rights activist and organizer was killed today in Mogadishu. She died after being hit by a bullet while riding inside of a car in the Halane compound, reports the Somali news site Hiiraan.

Though details surrounding her death remain uncertain, according to security on the ground Elman "was riding in a car along a road inside the airport," Mohamed Omar, a Somali security official told News 24. "A stray bullet hit her, and she died within a few minutes." The complex is also the headquarters of African Union soldiers.

She was believed to been heading to the airport after attending a meeting at the Elman Peace Centre, which was founded by her mother Fartuun Adan in 1990.

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