… Refugee protestor disrupts the Cricket World Cup final
A cape-wearing man has disrupted play during the final match of the 2015 ICC World Cup between Australia and New Zealand by running onto the field at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the second time in two months.
The man was wearing a shirt bearing the slogan ‘I [Heart] Refugees’ and a cape with the words ‘End Offshore Detention’.
The same man also ran onto the field at the Australia versus England match in February to raise awareness about the plight of asylum seekers in Australia’s onshore and offshore immigration detention centres.
“People around the world should boycott Australia in order to show their opposition against the Australian Government’s illegal and unjust treatment of asylum seekers, in the same way that nations, including Australia, boycotted South Africa during its Apartheid era,” said the man in a statement released this afternoon.
“Governments around the world must condemn Australia’s actions because they break international human rights agreements and conventions.’ he continued ‘They should impose economic sanctions to force Australia to abide by its obligations, as well as support the push to bring Australia to account at the International Criminal Court. Also, companies should refuse to do business with the Australian government or else risk being complicit in its violations,”
The pitch invasion took place at the same time as the Palm Sunday ‘Walk for Justice for Refugees’ demonstrations which occurred in major cities across Australia and saw thousands of people marching in the streets in support of asylum seekers’ rights and condemning their treatment by the Australian Government. Similar demonstrations are also taking place in cities around the world this weekend under the banner ‘Global Call to End Mandatory Detention’.
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(Caped Crusader) AJ van Tonder, Andrew Paine
