There have been protests around the world over the police treatment of ethnic minorities
London:
Thousands of protesters gathered on Sunday outside the US Embassy in London to condemn police brutality after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, some wearing masks to protect themselves from COVID-19 with the slogan “Racism is a virus”.
Thousands of protesters gathered in central London on Saturday for a peaceful demonstration but ended in a small number of people clashing with mounted police near Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street residence .
London police chief Cressida Dick said 27 police officers were injured in “shocking and completely unacceptable” attacks during anti-racism protests in central London this week, including 14 on Saturday.
Dick and Health Minister Matt Hancock urged protesters not to gather in London on Sunday due to the risk of spreading the coronavirus. But thousands of people ignored this to prepare the road in front of the embassy on the south bank of the Thames.
“It just has to stop now,” said Chaniya La Rose, a 17-year-old student who was at the protest with her family. “It shouldn’t be that difficult to be equal.”
There have been protests around the world over the police treatment of ethnic minorities, sparked by the death of Floyd, a black American, on May 25 in Minneapolis. A white police officer detained him and knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes.
The London demonstration was peaceful, with applause, kneeling, waving signs and chanting “George Floyd” and “the UK is not innocent”.
Pauline Nandoo, 60, said she has been protesting the issue of racism since the 1970s and that the images of violence at the end of Saturday’s demonstration had not deterred her.
“There are children of all ages and seniors here,” said Nandoo, who was with his brother and 13-year-old daughter. “They will experience what we have experienced and we must try to make sure that does not happen.”
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