Africans trying to flee Ukraine complain of being blocked and of racist treatment - Kotaku In Action 2

Africans trying to flee Ukraine complain of being blocked and of racist treatment (www.irishtimes.com)

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– Smith1980 11 points 2 years ago +11 / -0

Forgive me for having some skepticism regarding the “racist” treatment they are receiving

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– Galean 10 points 2 years ago +10 / -0

Looks more like incompetence on the part of the Nigerian embassy not calling the authorities:

One Nigerian medical student, who had been studying in Dnipro and asked not to be named, said the British students he studied with were bused to the Polish border by university authorities, while Africans were left behind.

Second one just screams give us money cause of racism, without proof:

.“There are still many black students and families who live and work in Ukraine who are stuck there,” the description for the campaign read . “Many more have made it to Poland to face horrific anti-blackness and racist Ukrainian and Polish soldiers and police officers.”

And an unverifiable claim:

Africans being blocked from boarding trains towards the border, which The Irish Times could not independently verify

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– jenniferq8 8 points 2 years ago +8 / -0

So I saw another unverified tweet stating the africans being blocked from boarding those trains were all adult males who bum rushed said trains when they were supposed to be prioritized for women and children. That seems more likely.

The amount of frothing at the mouth the blue check mark gang are doing, and all the "feel good" stories that are later proven to be false are making me very wary about the situation.