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Allanah Sciberras and Lloyd Jones

'Shame on you': united call for death-in-custody action

A national week of action against Indigenous deaths in custody started with a rally in Melbourne. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

The sound of a passing tram is all that breaks the silence as hundreds of people gather outside parliament, standing together in unity to honour a young Aboriginal man who died in police custody.

Relatives, friends and allies shut down Melbourne's Spring Street in a powerful vigil on Friday, part of a national week of action demanding justice for 24-year-old Kumanjayi White and an end to Indigenous deaths in custody.

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