{"id":6338,"date":"2013-06-28T12:35:01","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T12:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=6338"},"modified":"2013-06-28T12:35:01","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T12:35:01","slug":"free-palestine-free-swaziland-demonstrators-shout-at-obama-in-pretoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=6338","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Free Palestine! Free Swaziland!&#8217; demonstrators shout at Obama in Pretoria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Poster_anti-US_protetst.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6339\" alt=\"Poster_anti-US_protetst\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Poster_anti-US_protetst-211x300.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Poster_anti-US_protetst-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Poster_anti-US_protetst.jpg 565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 85vw, 211px\" \/><\/a>Activists from different groups marched to the US embassy in Pretoria on Friday protesting against President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The large group marched along Francis Baard Street, singing and chanting anti-Obama slogans. One activist, on a truck mounted with a public address system, led the songs and slogans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He shouted: &#8220;Free Palestine. Free Swaziland. Free Zimbabwe. Down Obama, down!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group initially gathered at the Caledonian Stadium before embarking on the march.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the protesters&#8217; placards read: &#8220;Obama, stop supporting dictators in Africa. No oil here, move on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;100 years of genocide in Iraq. War in 100 countries. Rogue State.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A young boy&#8217;s poster read: &#8220;No you can&#8217;t spy on me&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many protesters wore orange overalls and black hoods. Others were dressed in Young Communist League red regalia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The league&#8217;s national secretary was with other officials in front of the protesters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A large banner with Obama&#8217;s face had the words: &#8220;Meet the world&#8217;s top assassin&#8221;. The banner also had a picture of Obama behind prison bars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many local and international journalists, who were camped outside the nearby Medi-Clinic Heart hospital where former president Nelson Mandela is being treated, rushed to the stadium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the group passed close to the hospital, they shouted messages of support for the ailing anti-apartheid icon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Six police vehicles, including a Nyala, escorted the lively protesters. &#8211; Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activists from different groups marched to the US embassy in Pretoria on Friday protesting against President Barack Obama. The large group marched along Francis Baard Street, singing and chanting anti-Obama slogans. One activist, on a truck mounted with a public address system, led the songs and slogans. He shouted: &#8220;Free Palestine. Free Swaziland. Free Zimbabwe. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=6338\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8216;Free Palestine! 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