International Protest Wave
Global Protests Erupt Over Family Courts, Immigration, and Rights Across Four Nations
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In Kilkenny, a peaceful “Walk In Our Shoes” gathering is calling for a more transparent, trustworthy and trauma-informed family court system that protects children’s rights. In Dudley, a protest demanding action against illegal immigration and a counter-protest organized by Stand Up to Racism Black Country both remained peaceful, with speakers on the counter-protest warning against blaming social problems on immigration. In Cork, a solidarity protest was planned in support of residents of Garvaghy Road after Northern Ireland’s Parades Commission allowed a restricted Orange Order march along the road; the ruling also faced a legal challenge. In Kolkata, thousands of youth activists joined a DYFI rally demanding food, education, employment and protection of democratic rights.
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Kilkenny participants were asked to wear black and carry children’s shoes, a symbol of childhoods shaped by family-court decisions.
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At the Dudley anti-immigration protest, UKIP leader Nick Tenconi urged right-wing groups to unite behind mass deportation, calling on Rupert Lowe and Nigel Farage to join forces; attendees later chanted “send them home.”
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The Parades Commission limited the Garvaghy Road march to 35 people, down from the Orange Order’s requested 60, and barred bands and accompanying supporters; only the Portadown District banner could be displayed on that section of the route.
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DYFI said it moved its Kolkata rally to Dharmatala after the state administration denied permission to hold it at Netaji Indoor Stadium; the mobilisation marked the centenary of Bhagat Singh’s Naujawan Bharat Sabha.
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