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Protests Over Britains Removal of Congolese Refugees

By immigrationprof

Mandy Clark reports for Voice of America:

About 100 protesters gathered in London on Friday to call on the British government to stop the expulsion of Congolese refugees back to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Britain’s High Court judges are set to decide the fate of thousands of asylum-seekers living in the UK as they consider whether the war-torn DRC is safe. VOA’s Mandy Clark reports from London.

A silent, shuffling protest – 100 people dressed in black, like a funeral procession, mourning the millions who have died in the fighting in the DRC. They walked towards 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s official residence, to hand deliver a petition. Click here for the rest of the story.

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