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Pictures: State brutality at Uhuru celebrations

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Outside the stadium, it was a different story as a members of the army, police and National Youth Service, popularly known as the Border Gezi youths brutalised people who were attempting to enter the stadium.

President Robert Mugabe had just made his address to mark the 37th anniversary of Zimbabwe’s Independence Day where – as usual- he harped on about how under his leadership, the country had accorded the due freedoms to the people of Zimbabwe.

Outside the stadium, it was a different story as a members of the army, police and National Youth Service, popularly known as the Border Gezi youths brutalised people who were attempting to enter the stadium.

Our photographer, Aaron Ufumeli captured the moments, and ended up being a victim of the brutality for taking pictures , a job he is duly accredited to do under Zimbabwean laws.

The army, police and Border Gezi youths randomly assaulted people, disregarding the presence of children.
The army, police and Border Gezi youths randomly assaulted people, disregarding the presence of children.
A beverages vendors was also victimised for merely doing his job.
A beverages vendors was also victimised for merely doing his job.

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1-one of the victims an ice cream vendor lies on the tarmac with blood oozing (2)

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