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Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 02:00
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Racism & xenophobia [2]
Issue Number: 
186 [3]
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Cameroon's Patrice Abanda has criticised the failure of a Czech football anti-racism campaign after becoming victim of another racist incident. He said the campaign had little effect. "The only change which I see is the appearance of plaques in stadiums saying 'Football yes, racism no'. That's all that I have noticed," he said. "Otherwise, it is the same chants, cries of monkey, banana skins, all that," he added. "It's not only with me, but also with other black players who have come to play ...read more [4]

Cameroon's Patrice Abanda has criticised the failure of a Czech football anti-racism campaign after becoming victim of another racist incident. He said the campaign had little effect. "The only change which I see is the appearance of plaques in stadiums saying 'Football yes, racism no'. That's all that I have noticed," he said. "Otherwise, it is the same chants, cries of monkey, banana skins, all that," he added. "It's not only with me, but also with other black players who have come to play here."

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Human Security [5]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/racism/26081 [6]

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