Thousands attend anti-apartheid rally following riots in Belfast | Objections

The rallies in Northern Ireland come after two nights of anti-immigrant violence sparked by stabbings.

Thousands of people in Northern Ireland have staged anti-government protests violence against immigrants angry and stabbed in the capital Belfast.

Protesters on Saturday gathered outside Belfast City Hall with placards sporting signs such as “Hate is the only threat to our streets” and “Belfast stands against racism”. An anti-apartheid rally was also held at the Londonderry – formerly known as Derry – city hall, the Belfast Telegraph reported.

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Belfast saw two nights of civil unrest as well racist violence After Monday night’s knife-wielding video – which showed a man walking up to someone lying in the street, cutting him with a knife – went viral on social media.

Sudanese national Hadi Alodid appeared in court On Wednesday he was charged with attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie, who remains in hospital.

On Saturday, protester Hilary Hunter, 63, told AFP she was there because she was “disgusted with what is happening, our beautiful country”.

“Everyone is here just to show that the people (anti-immigrant criminals) … who are causing problems are not talking to us,” he said at a rally organized by the Unite Against Racism group.

Protesters staged the “biggest” anti-apartheid rally ever seen in Belfast to deliver a simple and clear message, Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International UK’s Northern Ireland director, told Al Jazeera.

The message is that “despite the terrible violence that we have seen in some parts of Belfast this week, many people in Belfast are anti-racism, they are very welcoming to refugees and minorities who have come from other parts of the world (and) we want them to stay”, said Corrigan.

The authorities were not fully prepared to deal with the violence of the past few days, he said.

“This is the third consecutive season of racist violence that we have seen.

To prevent future incidents, “we need political leadership from the top down…

Targets because of ‘the color of their skin’

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said on Thursday that riots had taken place created fear others are “threatened” and “burned in their homes by masked bandits because of the color of their skin”.

He said there had been reports of people being stopped in their cars to be asked for their nationality on their way to work, saying it was “unacceptable”.

Local councilor Seamas de Faoite of the SDLP nationalist party, said people expressed their “shock” at the “racist violence”.

He said organizations across the city have been working hard to bring back people who are now “scared” to return home.

Immigration is a hot topic in the UK and Ireland, and has contributed to the rise of the right-wing Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage.

Both countries have seen widespread anti-immigrant protests in recent years, some turning violent.