The hidden violence behind the ‘peaceful’ anti-migrant protests
If violence is understood as encompassing all coercive acts that deprive people of their safety, livelihoods and freedom, then the events surrounding the 30 June 2026 anti-migrant protests were anything but peaceful.
By Dr Jean Pierre Misago In a media briefing on 1 July 2026, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJoints) characterised the anti-migrant protests held in various parts of the country on 30 June 2026 as largely peaceful, describing the law enforcement operation as a success on the grounds that “law and order were maintained throughout.
If events surrounding the 30 June protests are remembered primarily as peaceful marches followed by voluntary repatriation, the threats, killings, forced evictions, looting and humanitarian crisis that characterised them risk being raised from public memory.
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