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March 8, 2019
About 300 people, mostof them albinos, have braved steady rains this week, sometimes bringing trafficto a standstill to protest near the residence of Malawi’s President, PeterMutharika.
The demonstrators wanta face-to-face meeting with the president to discuss the continued killings ofalbinos in the southern African country.
Most of them woreblack attire and sang songs usually heard during funeral services. They alsocarried banners and placards with messages like “No More Sleeping onAlbino Attacks,” and “Same Blood, Different Colors.”
An official with theAssociation of Persons with Albinism in Malawi, Ian Simbota, which organizedthe protest, laid out the protesters goals.
He said some albinochildren have stopped going to school for fear of attacks.
The protesters triedto march on Mutharika’s residence but were turned back when police mounted ahuman wall about 200 meters from the front gate. Authorities said they couldnot allow a protest at State House because it is a protected area.