Social media platforms warned over role in fuelling Belfast riots
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After Belfast riots, UK reminds social platforms they're obligated to remove hateful content
The UK's communications regulator has reminded social media platforms they have a duty to minimize hateful content, not encourage it.
Belfast knife attack disorder 'destabilising', says terror adviser
Jonathan Hall KC tells the BBC it was "absolutely legitimate" to talk about immigration in relation to national security.
Destruction after Belfast unrest shows torched homes and vehicles
Houses, vehicles and a bus were set on fire during violent protests on Tuesday night after a knife attack in Belfast.
Violent anti-immigration protests erupt in Belfast after stabbing attack
Violent anti-immigration protests erupted in Northern Ireland after a brutal stabbing attack. Authorities say a man from Sudan attacked another man with a kitchen knife on a street in Belfast. Protesters set homes and vehicles on fire and blocked roads.
‘It was so terrifying’: care workers tell of being trapped at home by Belfast mob
Sumayah Nakazibwe and Stella Ariokot feared they would be next as fires took hold of neighbouring houses For four hours, two Ugandan care workers, Sumayah Nakazibwe and Stella Ariokot, were barricaded into their house near Crumlin Road, north Belfast, as smoke leaked in, and flames licked the wal...
Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack
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Musk rejects claim he has incited disorder in Belfast – UK politics live
X owner retweets post by Reform’s Matt Goodwin saying it is ‘not social media that’s inflaming tensions’ Man charged with attempted murder after Belfast knife attack Tell us: how have you been affected by the situation in Belfast? Hadi Alodid refused legal representation and made no reply to cha...
What the data does and doesn't tell us about asylum seekers in Northern Ireland
Belfast police say a refugee charged with the attempted murder of a man on Monday initially entered the country from the Republic of Ireland.
'Masked Men Burning Families Out of Their Homes': Belfast Protests Erupt After Knife Attack
Northern Ireland's Justice Minister criticized “commentators on the far-right who were clearly trying to stoke racial tensions” and implored for the violence to stop.
What we know about Belfast attack and disorder
Houses across the city have been set on fire following a knife attack earlier this week.
'I'll never get over watching my home burn': Belfast residents reel after night of unrest
A night of disorder in Belfast saw people forced to flee their homes, in protests that followed a knife attack in the north of the city.
Night of Violence Grips Belfast After Stabbing Attack
Cars and a bus were set on fire and families were driven from their homes as the stabbing attack caused tensions to spill onto the streets.
Family of Belfast victim appeals for calm and stresses ‘deeply valuable contribution’ of many migrants – UK politics live
Suspect is remanded in custody for four weeks, as PM tells PMQs resulting disorder is ‘totally unjustified’ Man charged with attempted murder after Belfast knife attack Tell us: how have you been affected by the situation in Belfast? Hadi Alodid refused legal representation and made no reply to ...
Anti-immigration protesters torch buildings and vehicles, block roads over Belfast stabbing
Anti-immigration protesters torched buildings and vehicles in Belfast on Tuesday evening and blocked roads, a day after a stabbing allegedly by a Sudanese refugee, captured in a graphic video that shocked the country. Hundreds of protesters, many masked, gathered at several locations across Belf...
Three arrested over Glasgow disorder and racist assaults after Belfast knife attack
Police Scotland said members of the public were attacked "because of the colour of their skin" on Tuesday evening.
Three arrested over Glasgow unrest and racist assaults after Belfast knife attack
Police Scotland said members of the public were attacked "because of the colour of their skin" on Tuesday evening.
Belfast stabbing suspect due in court after night of anti-immigration violence
A Sudanese man was due to appear in court in Northern Ireland Wednesday over a brutal knife attack captured on video that triggered a night of violence by anti-immigration protesters. Demonstrators torched buildings and vehicles, and blocked roads in Belfast on Tuesday evening, a day after the s...
Violence in Belfast After Brutal Stabbing Attack: What to Know
There was unrest in Belfast and elsewhere after video of a brutal stabbing circulated online, amplified by far-right activists.
Belfast: Anti-immigrant violence erupts after knife attack
Masked men set fire to homes and torched cars and buses in a wave of anti-immigrant violence in Belfast on Tuesday night, following a knife attack allegedly by a Sudanese refugee in the city.
Cars burn in Belfast, bricks fly in Southampton – and the ubiquitous cry of ‘civil war’ goes up again | John Harris
For most, what we see in real life is mundane. But those who wish to fan the flames of anti-immigrant feeling share a different image online It was the summer of 2024 when it all decisively started, with the horrific murders in Southport, countrywide violence and Elon Musk’s observation that a B...
Why has Belfast erupted in anti-immigrant violence after a knife attack?
Ministers have blamed far-right online agitators for stoking racial tension following a stabbing.
Belfast knife attack victim lost his left eye, court told, as suspect named as Hadi Alodid – UK politics live
Suspect refused legal representation and is remanded in custody for four weeks Violence erupts in Belfast after protests over knife attack Tell us: how have you been affected by the situation in Belfast? Hadi Alodid refused legal representation and made no reply to charges which were put put to ...
Anti-immigrant violence erupts across Belfast after knife attack
Masked men burned families out of their homes in Belfast and torched a number of vehicles in a wave of anti-immigrant violence on Tuesday night that followed a knife attack by a Sudanese man. Hundreds of protesters, many with their faces covered, attacked police and burned vehicles in a number ...