Protest against racism

In Rome, activists "Doctors Without Borders" protested.






The protest action was organized by activists of "Doctors without Borders", was held in Rome. (AFP)



The participants drew public attention to the events taking place in the country where they began to appear racist. (AFP)



Italian authorities evacuated hundreds of migrants from Rosarno in the south, where in recent days there have been violent clashes Africans with the locals. (AFP)



At least 320 Africans were shipped by bus under police escort to a temporary immigration detention centers. (REUTERS / Antonino Condorelli)



After two days of clashes in which more than 40 people were injured, the city imposed additional police units. (AFP)



African workers set fire to cars after a group of local young men tried to shoot two migrants from airguns. (AP)



Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni was sharply criticized by the center-left opposition. (Maurizio Lagana / Getty Images)



From her point of view clashes were the result of lack of attention to the problem of illegal labor. (AP)



"In Rosarno, a difficult situation - as in other places, as illegal immigration, which is a feeding trough for criminal activity, suffered for years and no effective measures in relation to this issue has never been taken" - quoted Maroni newspaper La Repubblica. (AP)



Opposition leader Pierluigi Bersani said in response: "Maroni disclaims any responsibility ... We must look to the root of the problem - the Mafia, exploitation, xenophobia and racism." (AP)



Immigrants from Ghana and Nigeria were taken to a detention center in the Calabrian immigrants Crotone. (AP)



It is situated at a distance of 170 km from Rosarno. (AP)



When eight buses migrants began to move, the locals began to applaud. (AFP)



Many migrants, most of whom are collectors of citrus fruit on the farm for 20 euros a day, live in extremely difficult conditions.



In Rosarno Africans camped on the site of an abandoned factory, where there is no running water or electricity. (AFP)

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