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mahnmut ([personal profile] mahnmut) wrote2008-05-25 01:37 am
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Stop xenophobia!

Demonstrators carry placards denouncing xenophobia and racism during a protest march against the recent wave of xenophobic attacks, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 May 2008. Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Johannesburg to protest the attacks against foreigners that have left an estimated 50 people dead, hundreds seriously injured and some 15,000 displaced. EPA/JON HRUSA

Demonstrators carry placards denouncing xenophobia and racism during the protest march against the recent wave of xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg. Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Johannesburg to protest the attacks against foreigners that have left an estimated 50 people dead, hundreds seriously injured and some 15,000 displaced.


Demonstrators carry placards denouncing xenophobia and racism during a protest march against the recent wave of xenophobic attacks, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 May 2008. Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Johannesburg to protest the attacks against foreigners that have left an estimated 50 people dead, hundreds seriously injured and some 15,000 displaced. EPA/JON HRUSA Foreign refugees stand atop the Central Methodist Church which houses hundreds of immigrants, during a protest march against the recent wave of xenophobic attacks, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 May 2008. Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Johannesburg to protest the attacks against foreigners that have left an estimated 50 people dead, hundreds seriously injured and some 15,000 displaced. EPA/JON HRUSA

A child wearing a South African national rugby jersey, shouts in front of a placard denouncing South African President Thabo Mbeki, during a protest march against the recent wave of xenophobic attacks, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 May 2008. Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Johannesburg to protest the attacks against foreigners that have left an estimated 50 people dead, hundreds seriously injured and some 15,000 displaced. EPA/JON HRUSA

A child looks up as demonstrators carry placards denouncing xenophobia and racism during a protest march against the recent wave of xenophobic attacks, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 May 2008. Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Johannesburg to protest the attacks against foreigners that have left an estimated 50 people dead, hundreds seriously injured and some 15,000 displaced. EPA/JON HRUSA Demonstrators carry placards denouncing xenophobia and racism during a protest march against the recent wave of xenophobic attacks, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 May 2008. Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Johannesburg to protest the attacks against foreigners that have left an estimated 50 people dead, hundreds seriously injured and some 15,000 displaced. EPA/JON HRUSA

A South African police officer orders foreign refugees to return to the Central Methodist Church which houses hundreds of immigrants, after South Africans attempted to attack them in Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 May 2008. Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Johannesburg to protest the recent attacks against foreigners that left over 40 people dead, hundreds seriously injured and some 15,000 displaced. EPA/JON HRUSA People scatter as a South African police officer raises a shotgun outside the Central Methodist Church which houses hundreds of foreign immigrants, after South Africans attempted to attack them in Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 May 2008. Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Johannesburg to protest the recent attacks against foreigners that left over 40 people dead, hundreds seriously injured and some 15,000 displaced. EPA/JON HRUSA

South African police officers order South Africans away from the Central Methodist Church which houses hundreds of foreign immigrants, after South Africans attempted to attack them in Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 May 2008. Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Johannesburg to protest the recent attacks against foreigners that left over 40 people dead, hundreds seriously injured and some 15,000 displaced. EPA/JON HRUSA
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[identity profile] il-mio-gufo.livejournal.com 2008-06-04 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
Did the protests stay peaceful? Did the authorities let the people demonstrate without some big o' fuss?

[identity profile] mahnmut.livejournal.com 2008-06-04 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
If you refer about some police-vs-demonstrators violence, no there wasn't any.

[identity profile] il-mio-gufo.livejournal.com 2008-06-07 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Well isn't this noble? A notably different police-force found here . . . hmmmmm. I mean, it's good though. Let the people have there say, you know. Without repercussions that is.

[identity profile] mahnmut.livejournal.com 2008-06-07 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
There was pointing of guns, though ;-)
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