Counter-demonstration in England: Thousands protest against the right

Thousands of people protested in Great Britain. far right riots Protests. People took to the streets against racism and hatred in several cities across the country on Wednesday evening, including London, Sheffield, Bristol and BrightonSeveral hundred people gathered in Liverpool to protect a centre for asylum seekers, the British news agency reported. B.A.

Follow after far-right riots

Far-right riots have been ongoing in Great Britain for more than a week. In recent days, rioters have attacked security forces, asylum seekers' accommodation and mosques. Cars and buildings have been set on fire. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Threatened with the full force of the law.

Police were braced for further rioting overnight and, according to media reports, feared that law firms and counselling centres supporting asylum seekers with their applications would be targeted. In some places, for example, window fronts were boarded up as a precaution.

In the evening, it was counter-protesters who gathered peacefully. Posters and banners read, for example, “No place for hate” or “Stop the far right.” The Palestinian Authority reported that people gathered in Birmingham outside a counselling centre and protested against Islamophobia.

Interior Minister Yvette Cooper He thanked the police for their commitment, which provided thousands of troops. Also King Charles III. According to reports, the company is regularly informed of developments. Investigators had expected about 100 riots across the country, but these turned out to be fewer than expected.

Rumors about the perpetrator

The Palestinian Authority reported that police officers in Brighton had to clear some far-right protesters from crowds of counter-protesters. Some were shouting “shame on you.” A few arrests were made on Wednesday evening.

The riots were preceded by a knife attack in Southport. On 29 July, three girls were killed and other children and two adults were injured. Rumours spread online that a Muslim immigrant was the perpetrator.

the fake news It was shared by influential accounts on X and Telegram. Police say the suspect is a 17-year-old born in the UK to Rwandan parents. The motive is unclear.

Legal remedies have already been used.

Of the more than 400 rioters arrested, around 120 have already been charged. Three men were sentenced to prison terms of between 20 months and three years by a Liverpool court. More than 560 additional prison places will be created from next week, according to Justice Minister Heidi Alexander.

Sociologist Aaron Winter of Lancaster University does not explain the riots as a new social democratic Labour government and a protest against a supposed left-wing progressive movement. Starmer’s party is not left-wing. “It campaigned with flags and ‘little boat’ rhetoric and came out tougher than the Conservatives.” The parties outdid each other in statements about who would take tougher action on immigration, creating a hostile atmosphere.

Winter points out that the previous Conservative government increased inequality in the country with its austerity policies. He criticises Starmer’s recent comments, in which he described rioters as “thugs”, meaning bandits. This marginalises rioters as outsiders in society. However, Winter warns that deeper causes will be ignored in the face of such arguments.