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South Africa: Rubber Bullets Fired At Rhodes Graduation Ceremony
Police used stun grenades and rubber bullets as about 100 students protested a fee-payment protocol that would bar many from registering until debts are cleared.
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GroundUp NewsRubber bullets fired at Rhodes graduation ceremony
Thirteen students were arrested, and rubber bullets were used to disperse a graduation ceremony protest about student debt held at Rhodes University on Friday morning, after students continued despite a high court interdict.
·Cape Town, South Africa
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Police fire rubber bullets, arrest 13 in Rhodes student fee protest
Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at protesting Rhodes University students and arrested 13 people outside a graduation ceremony in Makhanda on Friday as tensions over a proposed student debt policy escalated. About 100 students gathered outside the 1820 Settlers National Monument, where the university was holding its spring graduation ceremony, to protest against proposed new rules governing outstanding student fees. [LISTEN] Rhodes…
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