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Zimbabwe police charge anti-Mugabe protest leader

Armed police surround a rioter in Harare, Zimbabwe on Monday, July, 4, 2016. (Photo: AP)

Harare: A Zimbabwean preacher leading the biggest protests against President Robert Mugabe in a decade was arrested and charged with inciting public violence but urged activists in a pre- recorded video to go ahead with demonstrations planned for Wednesday.

Baptist minister Evan Mawarire - who has issued a series of online videos tapping into mounting public anger over corruption, high unemployment and economic woes - has since April become the face of a popular social media movement.

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