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JULIE FREDERIKSE, Collection of photographs Matthews, Jimi Item Police With digital objects
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Vehicles used by police to disperse crowds

Vehicles used by the South African police to disperse crowds. The large vehicle "Raatel" in the background has portholes in the roof from where the police shoot while pursuing a fleeing crowd. The smaller vehicle in the right foreground carries a sneeze machine capable of spreading tear gas over a large area.

Matthews, Jimi

Anti-election protesters barred from attending a campaign meeting in Ravensmead

Anti election demonstrators were prevented from attending a meeting organised by the South African Labour Party during the campaign for the coloured house of representatives in the tricameral elections. The coloured candidates used the police to discourage any questions from dissidents who managed to slip into the hall. Ravensmead, Cape Town.

Matthews, Jimi