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Oxford (UK), 12 June, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Andy Rain).- The 'Rhodes Must Fall' campaign, part of the Black Lives Matter movement, demands the removal of the statue of the 19th century British imperialist, politician Cecil Rhodes, located at the Oriel Collge, in Oxford. The activists told the media that Rhodes was a19th century businessman and politician in southern Africa who represented white supremacy and was steeped in colonialism and racism. FOOTAGE OF THE STATUE OF BRITISH IMPERIALIST POLITICIAN CECIL RHODES AT ORIEL COLLEGE IN OXFORD, UK
Over a thousand protesters gather outside Oxford University to demand the removal of a statue of the Victorian imperialist Cecil Rhodes as Black Lives Matter protests continue across the UK. IMAGES
Several hundred opposition supporters gather near the Armenian National Assembly building in Yerevan to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation over his handling of last year's war with Azerbaijan which many see as a national humiliation. IMAGES
Cape Town (South Africa), Jul 15 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Nic Bothma) Statues of Cecil Rhodes have been defaced and vandalised across the South Africa, with the latest being a bust of the personality in Cape Town, which had the head taken off. No one has claimed responsibility. Initial investigation reveals a metal cutting angle grinder was used to cut through the thick bronze metal bust at the Rhodes Monument on the slopes of the world heritage site Table Mountain National Park. Rhodes is notorious for his act as Prime Minister of South Africa in the late 1800's for instituting the Glen Grey Act, a document seen as the blueprint for Apartheid. FOOTAGE OF THE BUST.
Several hundred people gather at the Trocadero in Paris at the call of Crif, an organisation of groups representing the interests of French Jews, to call for the release of all Israeli hostages still held by Hamas, six months after the October 7 attacks. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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