South Africa: Stick-Wielding Vigilantes Harass Asylum Seekers

‘No foreigners will enter’: Protesters block Durban refugee centre

Thousands of asylum seekers were dispersed from the Che Guevara Road Refugee Reception Centre after anti-migrant protesters blocked the entrance, sparking a heated confrontation over South Africa’s asylum system.

South Africa: Stick-Wielding Vigilantes Harass Asylum Seekers

Immigrants queuing at Home Affairs in Durban targeted by xenophobic group

Stick-wielding vigilantes harass asylum seekers

Immigrants queuing at Home Affairs in Durban targeted by xenophobic group

Anti-Migrant Vigilantes Disrupt South Africa’s Reopening of Asylum Applications – Axadle

Tension erupted at the Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre in Durban when about 15 anti-immigrant demonstrators confronted asylum seekers waiting in line. Some protesters wore masks and carried sticks or knobkerries as they entered the centre’s parking area, pushing people in the queue and hurling xenophobic insults before police forced them out. The group said […]