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London, Oct 12 (EFE).- Young activists from the Extinction Rebellion group stained red paint Tuesday on the statue of Christopher Columbus outside the Spanish embassy in London. In the statement sent to EFE, the group demanded the removal of Columbus statue as it represented the beginning of the "European invasion" of America in 1492, which caused numerous deaths among the indigenous people. (Camera: JORGE HINOJOSA).SHOT LIST: ACTIVISTS FROM THE EXTINCTION REBELLION GROUP PROTEST NEAR THE STATUE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS OUTSIDE THE SPANISH EMBASSY IN LONDON, UK.
BBerlin, Oct 13, /EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Hayoung Jeon) Protesters took part on Tuesday in a demonstration next to the Statue of Peace in Berlin. The Statue of Peace, inaugurated on 28 September as a remembrance of wartime sexual violence against women by the Japanese imperial army. Immediately after the unveiling of the statue, the Japanese government complained and demanded its removal to the Foreign Office of the Berlin Senate and the Mitte District Office. It took only a few days until Berlin caved in and ordered that the statue be removed on 14 October.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
Richmond, June 20 (EFE/EPA) .- Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement gathered Saturday around general Robert E. Lee's monument in Richmond to demand that it be removed.Some protesters arrived at the scene carrying firearms.Protests over the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of a policeman in Minnesota have caused statues to be dismantled by several cities honoring those who advocated slavery, racism, and racial segregation in the United States. (Camera: MICHAEL REYNOLDS)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE PROTEST IN RICHMOND, US.
Dhaka, Oct 16 (EFE / EPA) .- Members of the Islamist Islami Andolan Bangladesh party took to the streets of Dhaka Saturday against the alleged desecration of the Quran and the high prices of essential products in Bangladesh.According to local authorities, at least four people were killed and many injured in the Chandpur district and Hindu temples were vandalized during Durga Puja celebrations, after images representing the Quran were placed at the foot of a statue in a Hindu temple in Comilla. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM)SHOT LIST: SUPPORTERS OF THE ISLAMI ANDOLAN BANGLADESH ISLAMIST PARTY PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE BAITUL MUKARRAM MOSQUE IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
Santo Domingo Oct 12 (EFE).- Dozens of people gathered Tuesday under the statue of Christopher Columbus in Santo Domingo, to demand the removal of the monument on the Day of the Indigenous Resistance, commemorated in several Latin American countries."We don't want Columbus here," said protesters during the first protest ever called in the Dominican Republic against the glorification of the explorer. (Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE PROTEST TO DEMAND THE REMOVAL OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS STATUS IN SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
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