haven't yet seen a post about this on here. a man was murdered on the streets of dublin on friday. his name was yves sakila and he was 35 years old. there's a video circulating on social media of multiple security guards violently restraining him, with one of them kneeling on his neck/head area. yves died soon after. he was murdered.
Arnotts conducting security review as it expresses sadness over Yves Sakila’s death
this incident cannot be separated from comments made by former taoiseach (prime minister) bertie ahern last week about muslim people and african people in ireland, specifically congolese people. he said "the ones I worry about are the africans" while out canvassing in a local bye-election for a fianna fáil candidate.
The chairperson of the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council has described comments by former taoiseach Bertie Ahern on migrants as "de
if you hear friends, colleagues, family members, classmates, neighbours or anyone you know repeating racist comments from the likes of bertie ahern, call them out. do not let their racism go unchecked. a climate of suspicion and hatred against Black people and people of colour makes murders like this more likely to happen. everyone needs to do the work do dismantle this climate of fear and encourage compassion, tolerance and community in its place.
please reblog, especially with further news/updates/info. yves deserves justice. Black irish people don't deserve to live in fear. please keep your thoughts with the irish congolese community at this time.
