By A Correspondent| According to Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, at least 60 people were arrested in connection with the 31 July protest and these include Jacob Ngarivhume, Hopewell Chin’ono and Fadzayi Mahere among others.

The human rights group said 16 people were injured and requiring medical attention while calling on authorities to appreciate the fact that peaceful protests are a human right.

“At least 60 people have been arrested ahead of or during #31July protest. They include; Hopewell Chin’ono, Jacob Ngarivhume and Fadzayi Mahere amongst others. 16 people were injured requiring medical attention. Peaceful protest is a human right,” said ZLHR on Twitter.

Police and army forced the shutdown of major cities including Harare, Bulawayo and Gweru among others, to quash the planned protest which the state run media described as a flop.