Mounting Evidence of Persecution in South Africa Revealed by U.S. Refugee Status for White Afrikaners

The U.S. decision to grant refugee status to white Afrikaner South Africans has brought to light mounting evidence of severe persecution in South Africa, raising alarms about a potential genocide against the white minority.

This action underscores allegations of targeted violence, cultural suppression, and systemic discrimination that the South African government has consistently failed to address, showing no remorse for its role in the escalating crisis.

South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) issued a statement denying racial persecution, claiming that South African Police Services (SAPS) statistics attribute farm attacks to general crime, not racial motives.

DIRCO emphasized constitutional protections under Section 21(2), guaranteeing freedom of movement, but advocacy groups like AfriForum report over 3,000 white farmer murders since 1994, with a 2001 Human Rights Watch report noting that 74% of farm attack victims were white—despite whites comprising only 8% of the population.

SAPS reported 96 farm murders in 2022, while AfriForum documented 132, highlighting a discrepancy that fuels concerns of underreporting and potential state complicity.

The cultural suppression of Afrikaans is equally alarming: Afrikaans-medium schools have dropped by 30% since 2000, from 1,200 to 840 by 2020, per Solidariteit, and SABC Afrikaans content is under 5%, per a 2022 AfriForum report.

Systemic discrimination is evident through 142 race-based laws, such as Black Economic Empowerment policies, which exclude whites, even those born after 1994.

Reports also note 2,408 unprosecuted anti-white hate speech incidents, contrasted with the severe punishment of Penny Sparrow for a 2016 racist remark.

Most disturbingly, EFF leader Julius Malema has chanted “Kill the Boer” at public events, a song criticized as inciting violence, per South African media reports.

X users report unresolved farm murders and daily fear, reflecting a government that critics argue actively facilitates persecution.

The U.S. action demands urgent international scrutiny of South Africa’s failure to protect its white minority.

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