DUBLIN: Protesters in Dublin demanded “justice” Saturday for a Congolese man who died after he was restrained by security guards, in an incident likened to George Floyd’s murder in the United Statess six years ago. Around 100 people demonstrated in Ireland’s capital to call for an independent and transparent probe into the death of 35-year-old Yves Sakila earlier this month. Video footage widely shared on social media showed Sakila being held on the ground for almost five minutes by security workers outside a department store on a busy shopping street in central Dublin on May 15.

Ireland is in the midst of its own ‘George Floyd moment’. At least, that’s how a string of international headlines have portrayed the death of Yves Sakila, a Congolese shoplifter…

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DUBLIN: Protesters in Dublin demanded “justice” Saturday for a Congolese man who died after he was restrained by security guards, in an incident likened to George Floyd’s murder…

DUBLIN: Protesters in Dublin demanded “justice” on Saturday for a Congolese man who died after he was restrained...

It's been two weeks since a Congolese man died in Dublin after being restrained by security guards and protestors are still taking to the street. They want to see an independent…

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The death of Yves Sakila, a 35-year-old Congolese man who died after being restrained by security guards in central Dublin, has sparked protests, international attention and…

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