Anti-Foreigner Violence

More than 160,000 migrants are leaving South Africa as anti-foreigner violence escalates

More than 160,000 foreign nationals have left South Africa in the past two months amid escalating anti-migrant protests and violence targeting undocumented immigrants, according to figures compiled from governments coordinating the repatriation of their citizens. The exodus comes after weeks of demonstrations in several regions of the country, with some protests turning deadly when anti-immigration groups intensified calls for undocumented …

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