Anti-apartheid protests have been held in various cities across the UK. Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Wednesday to protest days of violence by the far-right.
In the past few days, mosques and migrant support centers have been attacked in various cities in England and Northern Ireland based on rumors that three children were killed on July 29.
In opposition to this, large numbers of anti-racist and anti-fascist protesters took to the streets of London, Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool and Newcastle yesterday evening.
The killing of the children in a knife attack sparked rumors on social media that the attacker was a Muslim immigrant. The suspected attacker was later identified as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana. He was born in Wales. His parents are from Rwanda.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Walthamstow, north-east London. They were chanting, 'whose road? Our road!' Banners held by some read 'Stop the extreme right'.
"I live in the borough and I don't want these people on our streets," Sara Tresilian, 58, told AFP, referring to the far-right. They do not represent us.'
In Sheffield, rights activists chanted, 'Say it loudly, say it clearly, refugees are welcome here.'
According to police, hundreds of anti-racist protesters gathered at an immigration support center in Birmingham. And in Brighton about 2,000 people joined the peaceful protest.
In a post on social media, British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper thanked police officers for working to ensure the safety of local people.
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