The Soweto uprising initiated a renewed fighting and helped to shake apartheid in South Africa. Abbreviation of South Western Townships, Soweto is known for the riots of June 1976, immortalized by the photograph of Sam Nzima showing a man carrying the body of a 12-year-old boy, Hector Pieterson, killed by the police. At his side is a young girl, her sister, whose face is marked by pain. This image has become a symbol of fierce repression against…
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.
The Soweto uprising initiated a renewed fighting and helped to shake apartheid in South Africa. Abbreviation of South Western Townships, Soweto is known for the riots of June 1976, immortalized by the photograph of Sam Nzima showing a man carrying the body of a 12-year-old boy, Hector Pieterson, killed by the police. At his side is a young girl, her sister, whose face is marked by pain. This image has become a symbol of fierce repression against…