The second weekend of demonstrations showed the depth of feeling worldwide over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 after a white officer detaining him knelt on his neck.
In London, where tens of thousands gathered, one banner read: "UK guilty too."
Chaniya La Rose, a 17-year-old student at the London protest with her family, said an end to inequality was long overdue. "It just needs to stop now," she said. "It shouldn't have to be this hard to be equal." In Italy, where several thousand people gathered in Rome's Piazza del Popolo, speakers called out racism at home, in the United States and elsewhere.
"I really think we need to finish with the institutional racism that is actually international," said Gloria Envivas, 24, an English teacher in the Spanish capital.In Thailand, people held an online demonstration on the video platform Zoom, due to restrictions on movement to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Protest against 'racism and discrimination' at top SA boys schoolGrade 12 pupils at one of the country’s top private boys' schools, Diocesan College in Cape Town, better known as Bishops, held a protest at the school on Friday against 'racism and discrimination'.
Read more »
PANEL DISCUSSION: Protests against police brutalityProtests against police brutality and racism have not abated throughout the week and seem set to continue in the US and different parts of the world.
Read more »
Ramaphosa likens George Floyd to Steve Biko as alliance launches Black FridayHe said Biko, whom he quoted extensively in his address, just like Floyd who has triggered worldwide protests against racism, was also killed by white law enforcement officers.
Read more »
Protest against 'racism and discrimination' at top SA boys schoolGrade 12 pupils at one of the country’s top private boys' schools, Diocesan College in Cape Town, better known as Bishops, held a protest at the school on Friday against 'racism and discrimination'.
Read more »
Protest against 'racism and discrimination' at top SA boys' schoolGrade 12 pupils at one of the country’s top private boys' schools, Diocesan College in Cape Town, better known as Bishops, held a protest at the school on Friday against 'racism and discrimination'.
Read more »