Vignette: March for Freedom at Place du Trocadero

The Fourth International March for Freedom of Oppressed Minorities and Peoples took place on Saturday, October 22 at 3:00 PM The silent demonstration occurred simultaneously in Berlin, Paris and Rome. Its purpose was to denounce oppression in countries where human rights are denied. The groups represented at this silent march were Burmese, Tibetan, Viet Namese and Turkestan peoples. In Paris, the demonstration ended at Trocadero.

Società Libera is an independent association that believes the Western world must take a position in defense of oppressed minorities. For three years, the Society has promoted a march in Rome for the freedom of the Burmese, Iranian, Tibetan and Uyghur Peoples. This year, considering the worsening condition of human rights in the world, the Society believes that it is not enough to demonstrate separately, so its members have organized the March for Freedom in three European capitals at the same time.

Societe Libera banner: Freedom for Minorities and Oppressed people

Liberty and Democracy in Viet Nam

Burmese and Vietnamese demonstrators

A banner for Tibetan freedom

Khmers, Kampuchea, and KROM (ethnic Cambodians in South Viet Nam) Federation

Laotian demonstrators from the Alliance for Democracy in Laos

Turkestan flag

Representatives of the Burmese community in France

My cousin Peter, who is working in the Netherlands, and his wife Pat, joined us for a weekend in Paris. The Eiffel Tower is in the background.

Becky and Robert on Place du Trocadero
How could we not take a photo with the symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, in the background?

The Eiffel Tower, the Iron Lady, La Grande Dame de Paris

(The Grand Old Lady of Paris) as we saw her from

the Place du Trocadero