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Protest against Israels in Maldives
Images taken from a protest held in Maldives capital Male' on Friday 9th of Jan 2009 to condemn the inhumane acts of Israeli troops on Gaza killing several children and women.
The protest was attended by several political figures of the Maldives from almost all the registered political parties and also members of different NGOs. Some key figures who attended the protest include human rights commissioner Ahmed Saleem and human rights ambassador Mohamed Latheef (Gogo Latheef). Also includes the DRP parliamentary leader Aneesa Ahmed. Several citizens also joined the protest with boards and banners condemning Israel.
The participants who addressed the crowd called for a boycott of all Israeli and American products and urged the government to denounce the attack at the rally. Also the speakers called for a ban of all Jewish investments in the Maldives. A fund was also opened in order to provide financial help to the Palestinians.
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