Indian student protest Melbourne Australia 31/05/09 7

I shot this in Melbourne Australia May 31 2009. Indian students have been attacked in Australia and the crimes are racially motivated. Some attacked with screwdrivers, others sliced open, and others beaten senselessly. Videos of these attacks are posted elsewhere on this site. Australians are in denial that any racism is occurring despite the disproportionate number of attacks against Indians. Nothing can be done until Australia is willing to take an honest look at itself and the problem it has with racism. The protest was huge, completely filling up the streets, blocking the trams and traffic. It progressed to the Victoria Parliament house, then after the rally there it progressed once again through the streets all the way to Flinders Street station, where it went on into the night. It was heartening to see such a turn out in support of those attacked and against the indifference of the Australian authorities.

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News & Politics

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• india
• indian
• melbourne
• australia
• racism
• attacks
• curry
• bashing
• students
• racist

[magictoday2008]

Indians lower the standard of our city... why do they bother they are Indian education wont save you, you are low life scum.. with nothing to live for.... DONT for a second believe the politictions support you they hate you filth also.... I HOPE THE BASHINGS CONTINUE

[corbyz]

You seem very frustrated. I suppose that's natural when you're part of the minority of racist idiots in the world.

[sinhalaone]

whole world knows we are racist,

What are you doing here if we are racist ? sounds like you not happy with Australians already so reffer back to my pre answer........my country will put up with it as it have been for past 200 years, so you worry about your own

[corbyz]

The truth for you, sir, is that you've already lost. Younger generations grow up with friends and colleagues of different ethnicities and nationalities, and treat them as equals and have respect. There are a few rotten apples, but the youth are much less racist than your generation. Your older generation will continue to get older, and eventually you will die off, and so will your flawed and racist views. It's just a matter of time. We're all waiting, but it's inevitable. You've already lost.

[wished69]

@corbyz

THEN WHY THE FUCK are you posting about my country, america has its own problems, its more corrupt then india and also has people living in poverty.

fuck off you know nothing about what happend, you dont even live here your a dickhead plain and simple.

[Maxsarkar]

@myownmedia

it is not a compettion that which country has more wealth or not, it is important to punish the culprits who have killed humans. You do not have this simple understanding that the offenders should be punished, If Australians faced the same thing, we Indians will not protect the offenders. Rather we punish the criminals.

[Maxsarkar]

@myownmedia

it is not a compettion that which country has more wealth or not, it is important to punish the culprits who have killed humans. You do not have this simple understanding that the offenders should be punished, If Australians faced the same thing, we Indians will not protect the offenders. Rather we punish the criminals.

[medhisanjeev]

@myownmedia I will not say anything about prostitutes but by any noun i meant any proper noun in two comments below. Anyways your English is bad. Your language must have been Arabic in school. Anyways Thats your problem. India really is one of the fastest economies.

[medhisanjeev]

@myownmedia Bombay is the old name for Mumbai!!! Update you facts. Are you still living in past? And when you start a sentence the first alphabet of the first word should be in capital letters. The same goes for the first alphabet of any noun. "All worlds knows" is again wrong... there is only one one world so its more appropriate to say as "the whole world knows". India happens to be a noun too. You seem to be more concerned about Manmohan Singh than we Indians are!!

[medhisanjeev]

@magictoday2008 with nothing to live for? what an idiotic statement.



[medhisanjeev]

@luke91231 kill all haters!!!!!!!!