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| Ghana to deport naked protesters |
| 2008-03-18 |
| A group of Liberian women refugees who have held naked protests by the roadside are to be deported from Ghana, a minister has told the BBC. Hundreds of the women were arrested on Monday and taken away from a refugee camp in 10 buses, witnesses say. They were protesting at plans to send them home with $100 - they demand $1,000 and to be resettled in the West. Stripping naked is a traditional form of protest amongst poor and powerless women in Africa. Interior Minister Kwamena Bartels said that the Liberian war had ended. He denied it was forced repatriation. He said they had broken local laws by not informing the police of their protest. "When women strip themselves naked and stand by a major highway, that is not a peaceful demonstration," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. He said they would be deported later this week. |
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| #2 I'm not sure if naked women really promote change. I mean if they are even remotely attractive you are kind of providing an incentive to avoid change. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-03-18 16:04 |
| #1 They're following in the pathbreaking footsteps of that renowned Liberian fighting force, the "Butt Naked Brigade." However, one would hope that, being women, they would look somewhat better... |
| Posted by: Pancho Elmeck8414 2008-03-18 09:26 |