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October 22, 2015

South Africa: Students Tear-Gassed During Mass Protests over Tuition 
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In Cape Town, South Africa, police deployed tear gas and stun grenades
against students protesting university tuition hikes. Under the banner
"fees must fall," the student protests swelling across South Africa are
among the largest since the election of Nelson Mandela in 1994. On
Wednesday, the students pushed through a gate outside Parliament,
trapping lawmakers inside.

 

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