South Africa protests turn violent amid rage over asylum ruling
Anti-migrant protests in two cities in South Africa have turned violent, with the government blaming disinformation about a court ruling on asylum seekers.
Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Refugees in South Africa fear new attacks as September 30 deadline loomslist 2 of 3Dozens killed in two mass shootings in South Africalist 3 of 3South African police discover body of 11th woman near Johannesburgend of listThe unrest followed demonstrations demanding that refugee centres stop processing asylum applications.
The protesters are opposed to a July Constitutional Court decision that removes procedural barriers to seeking asylum, including for people who entered South Africa irregularly, lacked asylum transit visas, or missed reporting deadlines.
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