Tag Archives: police brutality
Solidarity: We “invaded” Rondebosch Common…but only the police destroyed the fynbos.
Statement by those who occupied the common Take Back the Commons Movement 28 January 2012 We did our best. We had everything stacked against us. The might of the South African Police Force, the paranoia of some Rondebosch rate payers, … Continue reading
Posted in Press Releases, Solidarity
Tagged de Lille, fynbos, police brutality, Rondebosch Common, Take Back the Commons
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Ayanda Kota: We are all in the same boat
Solidarity Statement with the Unemployed People’s Movement in Grahamstown 13 January 2012 As Backyarders we view the security forces including the police as part of those who are suppressing poor people from raising in public genuine issues that affect us. … Continue reading
Media: Tafelsig backyarders case postponed
AEC Note: (1) There were closer to 1,000 people at the march, rather than just 400 estimated in this article. (2) Also, the march, while it did not have a permit, was a legal march according to the Gatherings Act. … Continue reading
Media: TR Section residents say police shoot at will after 8pm
Monday November 22nd 2010 – WestCapeNews Although police deny it, residents in the embattled Khayelitsha TR Section that has been ablaze with protests for eight weeks, say an 8pm curfew is being enforced, with police firing rubber bullets at will. … Continue reading
Hangberg protest documented
Hlengiwe Mnguni, News24
Posted in Hangberg, Mainstreem Media
Tagged Hangberg, Hout Bay, police brutality, Sentinal
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Solidarity: There is War in Cape Town
Sometime around 6 am on Monday the 20th, government forces acting on behalf of capital interests opened fire on the predominantly homeless population of people living in a ghetto on Gorachoqua Mountain; an ancient Khoisan area labelled ‘Hangberg’ by the … Continue reading
Posted in Hangberg, Solidarity
Tagged Gorachoqua, Hangberg, police brutality, Sentinal, violent evictions, Yashoo Taheri-Keramati
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