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Teargas and rubber bullets as march clashes with refugees in Durban

Teargas and rubber bullets were used against migrants camped at Durban's Che Guevara Road on Sept 3, with further anti-foreigner protest violence and Congolese nationals reported injured. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination separately raised formal concern about rising anti-migrant violence in South Africa. State force used against migrant encampments plus a multilateral finding is a two-step move.

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Over 400 Kenyans repatriated from South Africa amid crackdown

Over 400 Kenyans were repatriated from South Africa July 18 amid the anti-immigrant crackdown and xenophobic-violence fears, extending the deportation campaign's regional/diplomatic cost. Watch-item corroborating the prior pass's South Africa treatment_non_citizens move; no score moved this pass.

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