Pieter Kriel receieves death threats over 'Afrikaner refugee' views

The South African

21-05-2025

Social justice commentator Pieter Kriel, whose videos about Afrikaner refugees and systematic racism in South Africa have gone viral, has received death threats from the public.
The white human rights activist has often come under fire from members of his own community.
Speaking to the SABC, Pieter Kriel revealed that his unpopular views about Afrikaner refugees have resulted in death threats against him.
This comes amid the blonde and blue-eyed social media influencer's quest to call out 'misinformation' about South Africa.
According to the young Afrikaner, he has received threats from his own community.
He said, 'It just shows how necessary this work is. We need to educate people that South Africa has a national crime crisis that affects disadvantaged communities as well as farmers.
'It's not an isolated case on farms; it affects everyone. That is why we need to speak out, even if safety is sometimes compromised. '
In several X posts, Pieter Kriel has also called out his critics, whom he has often labelled 'racist'.
He posted: 'The right doesn't hate me because I'm wrong, they hate me because I've shattered the fragile fantasy that they were supposed to lead. This isn't criticism. It's jealousy dressed as political relevance'.
Also in the interview, Pieter Kriel called out the Afrikaner 'refugees' for promoting a 'false narrative' about South Africa, which he believes would 'create chaos on a global scale' and ultimately place the country under 'economic pressure'.
He said: 'When we look at the type of white South Africans who have applied for refugee status and have gone, in my opinion, it is not the best of South Africans we want to represent us at a national level.
In another clip, Pieter Kriel shamed Afrikaner 'refugees', who 'ran away to the US'.
He said of the 49 white South Africans: 'You are not escaping violence, you are escaping equality. South Africa didnt chase you away, you ran.
'Violence affects all communities, not just white farmers. What we have is a breakdown in safety, not a white genocide. This is not ethnic cleansing, it is criminal collapse. And running to the US won't fix it.'
He confidently added: 'You are part of a 7% minority, but somehow still manage to control over 70% of the wealth. That is not persecution, that is privilege on a guilt trip.
'You are not brave, you are not victims. You are scared of a world where you don't get to be in charge'.
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