From Murals To Tweets: The Global South Shows Solidarity With George Floyd Protests

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From Murals To Tweets: The Global South Shows Solidarity With George Floyd Protests
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Whether by painting murals, tweeting or taking to the streets, people in countries struggling with conflict, poverty and other crises are showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

In Nigeria, a dozen protesters gathered in front of the U.S. embassy in Abuja with signs that said"Black life matters." In Ghana, the president tweeted a drawing of George Floyd and wrote:"Black people, the world over, are distraught by the killing of an unarmed black man."

And in Syria's war-torn city of Idlib, artist Aziz Asmar says he was moved to create a mural after watching the media coverage around Floyd's death. "I decided to paint George Floyd on the rubble of a building destroyed by aviation ... to send a message to the world that despite the international negligence and blindness of the killing of civilians in Syria over a period of 10 years, we have a humanitarian duty to sympathize with all the oppressed in the world," he wrote to NPR."Because we are advocates of peace, we hope that racism and crime will disappear and that the world will enjoy happiness.

Here are more examples of how people around the world are honoring black lives and demanding racial equality. Members of the All India Peace and Solidarity Organization hold placards in silent protest at the U.S. consulate in Hyderabad, India, on June 4.It truly warms my heart to see Syrians supporting BLM even with everything they’re going through in Syria! Syrian artists Aziz Asmar and Anis Hamdoun in the town of Binnish in Idlib!

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