‘Shut Down Zimbabwe’ protests are met with Internet blackouts and arrests

Days of anti-government protests and riots in Zimbabwe culminated Wednesday in a coordinated move to "shut down" the country. Business owners, students and teachers, nurses and doctors, and government workers were encouraged by activists and union leaders to stay home. Some reports from the capital, Harare, indicated that almost all businesses, schools and hospitals were closed […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/07/06/shut-down-zimbabwe-protests-are-met-with-internet-blackouts-and-arrests/