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IN PICTURES | Wits students hold night vigil in solidarity with Palestine

18 May 2021 - 20:16 By Alaister Russell
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Student wearing a 'Free Palestine' mask stands in solidarity with Palestine on 18 May 2021.
Student wearing a 'Free Palestine' mask stands in solidarity with Palestine on 18 May 2021.
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times

Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine. Pictures by Sunday Times photographer Alaister Russell.

Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
A solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
A solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Students and residents take part in a night vigil, 18 May 2021, at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, for a solidarity picket organised by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, over the occupation and conflict that’s unfolding in Palestine.
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times

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