Voices from the streets; why protesters are marching the world over


  • World
  • Tuesday, 09 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: A man raises his fist over a crowd of demonstrators during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, at Puerta del Sol square in Madrid , Spain June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

(Reuters) - Protesters around the world have taken to the streets in response to events in the United States, where the death in police custody of black man George Floyd has sparked a wave of anti-racism demonstrations.

Reuters interviewed five people in five countries about why they had taken to the streets in recent days and what they hoped to achieve. Here is what they said:

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