President Robert Mugabe, 92, has said he intends to run again for the post that he has held for 36 years. He has ruled the country since independence from white minority rule 36 years ago and has refused to name a successor, insisting he wants to rule until he dies.
Opposition leaders circulated this leaflet calling for a protest march Aug. 26. 2016.
Opposition protesters wearing red T-shirts of the Movement for Democratic Change were also beaten by police, the BBC reports from Harare.
The marchers, who set fire to street barricades during the clashes, were dispersed by heavy police action, according to the Associated Press.
Although police warned leaders of 18 opposition parties that a protest march would not be tolerated, the High Court ruled early Friday that the demonstration could go ahead.
The protest marks the first time since 2007 that the divided opposition has united in a single action to confront Mugabe’s government.
Dubbed the "mega demonstration," the protest was to include veteran opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and Mugabe's former deputy, Joice Mujuru, according to organizers.
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