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Japan: Protesters draw attention to homeless evictions as Tokyo Games near end02:31
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A day before the end of the Olympic Games, a small group of 20 Tokyo protesters rallied against the Olympic Committee's eviction of homeless people from a public park, as seen on Saturday.

Groups of people carrying anti-Olympic placards gathered outside the Yoyogi national stadium using megaphones to draw the public's attention to the problem.

"The homeless people, who were evicted from that place have no alternatives," said an activist at the protest.

Japan: Protesters draw attention to homeless evictions as Tokyo Games near end

Japan, Tokyo
August 7, 2021 at 10:27 GMT +00:00 · Published

A day before the end of the Olympic Games, a small group of 20 Tokyo protesters rallied against the Olympic Committee's eviction of homeless people from a public park, as seen on Saturday.

Groups of people carrying anti-Olympic placards gathered outside the Yoyogi national stadium using megaphones to draw the public's attention to the problem.

"The homeless people, who were evicted from that place have no alternatives," said an activist at the protest.

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A day before the end of the Olympic Games, a small group of 20 Tokyo protesters rallied against the Olympic Committee's eviction of homeless people from a public park, as seen on Saturday.

Groups of people carrying anti-Olympic placards gathered outside the Yoyogi national stadium using megaphones to draw the public's attention to the problem.

"The homeless people, who were evicted from that place have no alternatives," said an activist at the protest.

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