Economics
Zimbabweans Strike for Third Day as Crackdown Is Criticized
- Five people killed, 25 injured in clashes with security forces
- Nationwide protest began after government doubled fuel price
Police remove tires during a protest in Emakhandeni township, Bulawayo, on Jan. 14.
Photographer: Zinyange Auntony/AFP via Getty Images
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Shops remained shut and public transport at a standstill in the Zimbabwean capital on the third day of a nationwide strike, as Human Rights Watch appealed to the authorities to restrain security forces they accuse of killing at least five people.
Thousands of Zimbabweans have taken to the streets this week, barricading roads and torching some government property after the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions called for the stay-away to protest the state’s doubling of fuel prices. The increase will add to inflation that’s already at the highest rate in a decade, amid a shortage of raw materials and cash.