Photo Gallery Taking to the Cranes
Illegal immigrants in Belgium have found a new way of protest in order to get a residence permit. For the past week they have been occupying giant construction cranes. Belgian officials, though, say they will not negotiate. Like so many issues in Belgium, this one is also split down language lines.
Close to 40 illegal aliens climbed and occupied construction cranes in Brussels the European capital, to protest Belgium's immigrantion policies.
Foto: AFP
The immigrants, who entered Belgium illegally, fought to gain residency permits that would allow them to live and work in the Western European country.
Foto: REUTERS
The new actions are an escalation of recent hunger strikes that illegal immigrants in the country have gone on in order to win temporary residence permits.
Foto: AFP
But government officials say they will not negotiate with the illegal aliens. By Thursday, most if not all of the protesters had been convinced by police to give up and climb down for the construction cranes.
Foto: AFP
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