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South African Protesters Go Door-to-Door Forcing Immigrants From Their Homes
The return follows violent anti-migrant protests that killed several foreign nationals and prompted investigations by South African police, officials said.
- More than 100 Zambians returned to their homeland following violent anti-migrant protests in South Africa that demanded migrants leave the country.
- South Africa has experienced a surge in anti-immigrant sentiment driven by high unemployment, culminating in nationwide protests on June 30 that set an informal deadline for undocumented migrants to leave.
- Anti-Immigration groups in Johannesburg seized foreigners from their homes on Thursday, forcing families to flee; Glenda Banda and Bernadette Mwelwa returned to Zambia after losing their livelihoods.
- Zambia's Vice President Mutale Nalumango stated, "The most important thing for the Zambians is to stay safe and come back home," while Nigeria denounced the deaths of two citizens, warning foreign nationals are being "unduly targeted."
- Loren Landau, a senior migration researcher at Wits University, argues that anti-foreigner sentiment stems from broader governance and economic problems, suggesting governments should prioritize strengthening social cohesion over blaming migrants.
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Groups of South Africans opposed to immigration withdrew foreigners from their homes in Johannesburg on Thursday and handed them over to the police, in a hardening of protests that have spread fear in communities and tense relations with some countries. Read also: South Africa holds more than 900 in protests against immigrants racist comments about black players are the subject of criticism at the World Cup In the Alexandra neighborhood of Johan…
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Thursday's protests barely gathered a few hundred people, but they revealed a new strategy: to go through poor neighborhoods, point out the homes of immigrants, and demand that they leave the country.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
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