Demonstrators say they want to protect historical monuments that have been targeted for vandalism in recent anti-racism protests
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Far-right protesters gesture at British police officers in riot gear at Trafalgar Square in central London on June 13, 2020. British police have imposed strict restrictions on groups planning to protest in London Saturday in a bid to avoid violent clashes between protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement and far-right groups.
Many of the right-wing supporters gathered around the statue of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the Cenotaph war memorial, which both were boarded up Friday to protect them from vandalism. Officials put protective panels around the monuments amid fears that far-right activists would seek confrontations with anti-racism protesters under the guise of protecting statues.
Activists from far-right linked groups chant as they face police officers in Trafalgar Square on June 13, 2020, in London.Monuments around the world have become flash points in demonstrations against racism and police violence after the May 25 death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed a knee to his neck.
Police have imposed strict restrictions on Saturday’s protests in a bid to avoid violent clashes. Authorities also fenced off other statues in Parliament Square, including memorials to Nelson Mandela and Abraham Lincoln.Police Commander Bas Javid urged people not to gather in large groups at all because of the coronavirus. But if they must, he said activists have to stick to the planned route and be off the streets by 5 p.m. or risk arrest.
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