Protesters carry candles during a vigil in Brisbane on 2 November 2022 for Cassisus Turvey, who was allegedly murdered in a racist attack in Perth in October. Demonstrators gathered in Brisbane for a candlelight vigil for Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey, who was assaulted during a racist attack as he walked home from school in Perth, Western Australia last month. 15 year-old Turvey died of his wounds ten days later on the 23rd of October. Protesters in many towns and cities around the country simultaneously called for action on racially motivated violence and poor police practice.
School students take part in a candlelight vigil in Brisbane on 2 November 2022 for Cassisus Turvey, who was allegedly murdered in a racist attack in Perth in October. Demonstrators gathered in Brisbane for a candlelight vigil for Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey, who was assaulted during a racist attack as he walked home from school in Perth, Western Australia last month. 15 year-old Turvey died of his wounds ten days later on the 23rd of October. Protesters in many towns and cities around the country simultaneously called for action on racially motivated violence and poor police practice.
Spiritual leader Ustad Zara speaks to the crowd during the rally in King George Square Members of the Queensland Tajik Community Association organised a rally in Brisbane's King George Square in support of those persecuted by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Topics covered by speakers included the disintegration of women's rights in the country since the Taliban took complete control in August of 2021, the many victims of violence including the Tajik people and what can be done by the Australian government to better support refugees.
