Vol. 71/No. 43 November 19, 2007
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Maoris protest New Zealand ‘antiterror’ raids |
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Militant/Helen Mulrennan
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ROTORUA, New Zealand—More than 400 people, overwhelmingly Maori of the Tuhoe iwi (tribe), marched here October 25 to demand the release from jail of Tuhoe activist Tame Iti and two others. They protested police raids 10 days earlier on Maori towns—part of a national “antiterrorism” operation resulting in the arrests of 18 political activists to date. Two days later, Tuhoe representatives led a march of more than 600 in Auckland. Hundreds marched in other cities and towns across New Zealand.
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