Fears for Zimbabweans as hundreds are beaten and killed in state Sanction Violence

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, nicknamed the Crocodile over his brutality and the militant group he led had promised a new Zimbabwe after ousting dictator Robert Mugabe. 

But violence has erupted in the country after a huge fuel price hike which saw the cost increase by more than 200 per cent to $3.31 (£2.57) per litre.

Today Mnangagwa announced he was ending his foreign tour and returning home 'in light of the economic situation' instead of heading to the World Economic Forum. 

Children as young as ten are reported to have been injured by police and soldiers after people took to the streets to vent their anger.  

Family members of a 22-year-old footballer killed in Zimbabwe cry at his funeral as violence rocks the country which hoped for change with its new president 

A victim of police and army brutality during the fuel price hike protests shows the injuries he suffered on his back, at a local clinic in Harare

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured in Belarus last week, is trying to raise investment in his nation but the people say they are being killed and attacked 

Today Zimbabwe's leader announced he was calling off his trip to meet international leaders in Davos amid the protests against his regime 

In a bid to hide the state sanctioned violence the internet is being shut down and foreign journalists are being forced out of the country.

The Government has refused to back down and said the measures being used a 'just a foretaste of things to come'.  

Hundreds of people have been seen in safe houses, hospitals and courts after being attacked and having dogs set on them, while a diplomat said there had been reports of '200 deaths'.