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Pass

Explanation
a pass book or a dompas that every black person over the age of 16 was required to carry, indicating whether they had the right to be in any given area, and for how long.

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Was shot in the wrist and chest by a named member of the SAP on 11 October 1978 in Siyathemba, Balfour, Transvaal, because he could not produce his Pass. On 7 July 1990, Mr Mnisi was shot and injured by a named councillor during a protest about sanitation when township residents emptied buckets ...
Was shot and injured by SADF members at Merebank hostel in Durban in 1960. The SADF had been called in to suppress a planned strike against the Pass Laws and for higher wages.
Was tortured and mutilated by named perpetrators on 17 July 1971 in Modderbee prison, Johannesburg, on a Pass offence.
Was arrested and beaten by police in 1960 in Paarl, Cape, in connection with the anti-Pass Law campaign. He was again arrested, severely beaten and tortured after participating in the Poqo march to storm the police station in Paarl, on 21 November 1962. He was then sentenced in 1963 to 12 years` ...
An ANC member who was arrested in 1963 for mobilising people against the Pass Laws and sentenced to eight years` imprisonment. In February 1986, Ms Mkhwanazi was detained by named police members in Piet Retief, Transvaal. She was burnt with a cigarette, assaulted, suffocated and beaten on her knee ...
A PAC supporter who was detained in Cape Town, in 1960, for his part in the anti-Pass Law campaign. He was again detained in 1963 for his political activities and served a prison sentence on Robben Island.
An ANC member who was detained and beaten by members of the SAP in Zola, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 1 January 1960 because he burnt his Pass book. He was sentenced to three years in prison which was suspended.
Was tear-gassed and severely beaten by members of the SAP in Zweletemba, Cape, on April 1960, while participating in an anti-pass march.
... Tvl, during the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960. Police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed people holding a peaceful protest against the Pass Laws, killing 69 people and injuring several ...
Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Tvl, during the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960. Police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed people holding a peaceful protest against the Pass Laws, killing 69 people and injuring several others.
... by police, tied to a tree and severely beaten by named members of the SAP in Worcester, Cape, on 19 April 1960, for his involvement in the anti-Pass Law campaign. He then spent four months in custody at Paarl and Worcester prisons where he was beaten, ill-treated and deprived of food. He was ...
Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, during the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960. Police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed people holding a peaceful protest against the Pass Laws, killing sixty nine people and injuring several others.
An ANC supporter who was tear-gassed, hit on the legs with a heavy object, and arrested by members of the SAP in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, in 1960, during a march organised by the women of Sophiatown against the Pass Laws.
Was shot by members of the SAP in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Tvl, during the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960. Police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed people holding a peaceful protest against the Pass Laws, killing 69 people and injuring several others.
Was shot by members of the SAP in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Tvl, during the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960. Police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed people holding a peaceful protest against the Pass Laws, killing 69 and injuring several others.
Was detained with four others under emergency regulations in Somerset West, Cape Town, in April 1960, during the anti-Pass Law campaign. He then served six months of a one-year sentence before winning an appeal.
A PAC supporter who was arrested by members of the Security Branch in East London on 27 November 1962, for being involved in the anti-Pass Law campaign. He spent two years in prison in East London, and in 1964 was arrested again in Cape Town and sentenced to five years` imprisonment on Robben ...
... Transvaal, during the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960. Police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed people holding a peaceful protest against the Pass Laws, killing 69 people and injuring several others. Mr Ngati was reportedly then detained for a month. ...
An ANC member who was severely beaten by named SAP members, and detained for a month in April 1960 in Hermanus, Cape. Hermanus residents marched to the police station to hand over their Pass books and were beaten with sjamboks by police.
Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP in Nyanga, Cape Town, in 1960, during clashes between police and residents opposing the Pass Laws.
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