Bangladeshi community deeply concerned
Muslims are the main target of the ongoing riots across Britain. The Bangladeshi community in Britain is deeply concerned about this situation. Threats of attacks are coming one after another on the mosques of the community. Hijabi Bangladeshi women are afraid to go out of the house without a car for work or urgent needs. Millions of Muslim families in Britain are unable to celebrate the holiday despite the children's holiday period.
In response to reports that at least 100 far-right marches are scheduled for this Wednesday night, counter-protesters have shown up in UK cities. There were people walking around in towns and cities such as Brighton, Bristol, London, Liverpool, and Birmingham. Amid concerns of a recurrence of the violence witnessed around the nation in the last week, almost 6,000 specialised police officers were called into action.In response to reports that at least 100 far-right marches are scheduled for this Wednesday night, counter-protesters have shown up in UK cities. There were people walking around in towns and cities such as Brighton, Bristol, London, Liverpool, and Birmingham. Amid concerns of a recurrence of the violence witnessed around the nation in the last week, almost 6,000 specialised police officers were called into action.
Up to 25,000 protesters, some chanting “hate not welcome” and “refugees welcome here”, gathered in towns and cities like Walthamstow, Finchley, Birmingham, Newcastle and Blackpool as nearly 100 far-right rallies failed to materialise.
Fifteen people were arrested across London as thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against a wave of far-right violence sweeping the UK. Among them 10 in Croydon.
Far-right thugs are feared to be plotting new chaos and violence in 11 areas after anti-racist counter protesters came out en masse across the UK yesterday.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and police chiefs told the extremists that they would face “the full force of the law” as extra officers were mobilised across the capital at potential protest flashpoints.
Outside Accrington town hall in Lancashire, about 100 people gathered, with one man holding a megaphone saying everyone was welcome. One verified video on social media showed pubgoers embracing Muslims on the town's streets.
"It was a pure expression of solidarity and support," said Haddi Malik, 25, who lives in nearby Manchester and took the video.
In Southampton, between 300 and 400 people assembled at Grosvenor Square, chanting "racists go home" and "racism off our streets".
About 10 anti-immigration protesters also arrived in the area, with the two groups kept apart by police. One arrest was made.
A brief scuffle between protesters and counter-protesters was reported in Aldershot, prompting police officers to move in to separate the two sides.
In Portsmouth, about 200 anti-immigration protesters gathered outside a building used by the immigration service and repeatedly disrupted traffic by standing in the road. One person was arrested.
In Tamworth, about four miles from where a mob attacked a hotel housing asylum seekers on Sunday, 30 to 40 people gathered at a location listed as a place of possible protest.
One had a banner which read "Stop the Invasion". As of 20:30 the protest was peaceful, and there were no counter-protesters.
The anti-racism protest in North Finchley - an area with a sizeable Jewish population - did attract some criticism.
The local MP, Sarah Sackman, wrote on X that constituents had shared posts related to a group behind the counter-demonstration which she described as "clearly antisemitic". She said she had reported the posts to the police.
Ms Sackman added: "Whether it's the far-right or the far-left there can be zero tolerance for antisemitism, Islamophobia or racism in any form."