The protests against racism to the Asian community in the United States, in pictures

1Since the pandemic began, hate crimes against Asian Americans have increased dramatically.

On March 18, in Atlanta, Georgia, a shooting at Asian hair salons killed eight people.

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2A group of protesters appeared at the scene of two of the shootings, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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3Thousands of people in various cities in Canada and the United States took to the streets to protest against the growing racism against the Asian community.

In the picture, a woman leaves flowers in Montreal, in memory of the six women who died during the attack in Atlanta.

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4The protests were also held in major cities in the United States, including Atlanta, where the shooting occurred.

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5 Also in Minneapolis, Minnesota, thousands marched to protest the Atlanta shootings.

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6In downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a man holds a banner reading "I am not the virus."

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7May Chiu, one of the protest organizers, lights incense during a demonstration against racism in Montreal, Canada.

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8An activist writes messages with chalk on the ground in Washington DC ALEX WONG AFP

9Hate crimes against Asian Americans increased 149% in 2020 in 16 major cities compared to 2019, according to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism.

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10 Experts have linked the rise in hate crimes against the Asian community to the covid-19 pandemic.

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11 “The terrible overnight violence in Georgia is another reminder of why we urgently need to address the fear gripping the Asian American community,” said Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

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12After the suspect in the Atlanta shooting, Robert Aaron Long, declared that he was seeking to combat a "sexual addiction", some Asian women demonstrated with the legend "I am not your fetish", in New York City, United States.

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13Members of the groups 'Bad Asian' and 'Civic Walls' painted a mural near the Krog Street tunnel calling for a stop to violence against African American and Asian communities.

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14 “Right now there is a lot of fear and pain in the Asian-American community that must be addressed,” wrote the Stop AAPI Hate group on Twitter, created in light of the increase in episodes of racist discrimination against the Asian-American community during the coronavirus pandemic. .

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