In Pictures: Controversial statues in various countries defaced, others toppled

In a show of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, statues deemed racist have been removed amid widespread protests following the death of George Floyd in police custody.

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Jun 12, 2020, 03:54 PM
Published
Jun 12, 2020, 03:27 PM
Workers remove a controversial statue of Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton from Civic Square, on June 12, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
Workers remove a police memorial statue covered in red paint by protestors on June 11, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. PHOTO: AFP
A statue of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis lies on the street in Richmond, Virginia, on June 10, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
Workers remove the statue of Edward Colston from the Bristol Harbour, in Bristol, Britain, on June 11, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
A Rover Scout poses near a statue of Robert Baden-Powell on the quayside in Bournemouth, on June 11, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
A worker cleans a statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on June 11, 2020, in Prague. PHOTO: AFP
A statue of former Belgian King Leopold II is seen sprayed with graffiti in Brussels, Belgium, on June 11, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
The statue of Edward Colston is retrieved from the harbour in Bristol, on June 11, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
The statue of Edward Colston is retrieved from the harbour in Bristol, on June 11, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
A statue of Christopher Columbus after protesters dragged it across a street on June 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
Protesters drag a statue of Christopher Columbus to a nearby pond in Richmond, Virginia, on June 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
A worker inspects a statue depicting Christopher Columbus at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park on June 10, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
A statue of King Leopold II of Belgium after it was smeared in the night in Brussels, Belgium, on June 10, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A monument of Confederate president Jefferson Davis was marked during widespread civil unrest on June 5, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

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