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UK Protests: High Alert | British PM warns violent protesters they'll face 'full force of the law'
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UK Protests: High Alert | British PM warns violent protesters they'll face 'full force of the law'
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We will talk about the situation in the UK after the 29th of July, which was very disturbing.
00:06
Where did this whole thing start?
00:08
What is the latest update on this?
00:10
In the segment of the programme, we will talk about it.
00:12
On 29th July, in the north-western region of the UK, in Southport,
00:16
after the death of at least three children in a dance class,
00:19
violent protests started in several cities across the country.
00:22
Immediately after the attack, wrong news was spread in social media posts
00:26
that the suspect was looking for political asylum,
00:29
who had reached the UK by boat in 2023,
00:32
and baseless rumours were spread that he was a Muslim.
00:36
After spreading the news on social media,
00:38
protests against immigration and Muslims in the UK began.
00:42
The next day, more than a thousand people
00:44
participated in a protest with the protesters in Southport.
00:47
Immediately after that, a riot broke out near a local mosque.
00:51
People threw bricks, bottles, and other missiles at the mosque and police.
00:54
In several cities across the UK,
00:56
the crowd attacked the residences of mosques and shelters,
00:59
set fire to cars and buildings along with the library,
01:02
and the shops were looted.
01:04
In Hill, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Blackpool, and Belfast,
01:08
there were also violent protests.
01:10
According to the British police,
01:12
the group on the far right in this violence
01:14
was a supporter of the English Defence League.
01:16
According to the British police,
01:18
more than 400 people have been arrested since Tuesday, 6th August.
01:21
11-year-old children are among them.
01:24
The British Prime Minister,
01:26
on this occasion, trusted his people
01:28
and said that the people who do hooliganism
01:31
will regret it.
01:52
So no, I won't shy away from calling it what it is.
01:55
Far-right thuggery.
01:57
Be it no doubt, those that have participated in this violence
02:01
will face the full force of the law.
02:05
The Muslims and other communities there
02:08
are afraid to say that
02:11
they have never seen such a situation before.
02:15
My home city, my place where I was raised,
02:19
where I was born, where I can flourish
02:22
and where I can succeed in.
02:24
But seeing the events that have just taken place
02:27
in the UK as a whole,
02:29
it's really scary seeing the people writing,
02:32
looting the shops.
02:33
This is kind of a racism.
02:35
There's no place in Liverpool like that.
02:37
In Liverpool, it's not like that.
02:39
You know, we always live together.
02:41
Not just Muslim, not just Muslim.
02:44
I'm from India.
02:46
To be honest, I can't come out and tell the protesters
02:51
or the people who are running towards me,
02:53
hundreds of crowds,
02:54
that, oh no, I'm not a Muslim.
02:55
I'm from India.
02:56
Please don't spare me.
02:57
That's not possible.
02:58
So everyone is scared.
03:02
Mr. Farid Qureshi is with us now.
03:04
Thank you very much from England for joining us, Farid.
03:07
I told you how these incidents started.
03:10
Then we saw the government response.
03:12
What is the situation there now?
03:14
If you could give us a detailed analysis,
03:17
what is the sentiment there?
03:19
What is the government's reaction?
03:21
What is the mood there?
03:22
Are people still scared?
03:25
First of all, the government has shown its reaction.
03:27
But along with that, the public has also come out.
03:29
We saw two days ago,
03:31
that when the far-right organizations
03:32
called for demonstrations in 100 places,
03:34
the peaceful citizens who were against it came out.
03:37
And they were in such a large number
03:39
that the far-right demonstrators were almost finished.
03:41
They couldn't be seen anywhere.
03:43
And in a very clear manner,
03:45
the British society gave a message
03:47
that in this society,
03:48
there is no place for the progenitors.
03:50
Overall, if you look at it,
03:51
there was a fear in the Muslims
03:53
in the beginning,
03:54
how it was propagandized.
03:55
And there is a long story behind it.
03:57
It didn't happen that an incident started in Southport
03:59
and then these riots started.
04:00
But a media played a role in this.
04:02
Twitter played a big role.
04:04
Twitter's current ex,
04:06
Elon Musk, tweeted.
04:08
In addition to that, Nigel Farage played a big role.
04:11
The leaders of EDL,
04:13
Tommy Robinson,
04:14
who is not in the UK right now,
04:15
also played a big role in instigating this fire.
04:19
But on the other hand,
04:21
when the state decided
04:23
that the violence against the progenitors
04:25
would be dealt with strictly,
04:26
we saw its practical manifestation.
04:27
That within a few days,
04:28
the courts started making decisions.
04:30
People were punished day and night.
04:32
People are still being punished.
04:34
And a clear message was given
04:36
that this will not be accepted.
04:38
Now, if you look at it,
04:39
even before the death of the children,
04:41
incidents like this happened.
04:43
Last year, there was a woman,
04:45
a nurse from a white farm,
04:46
who killed seven children.
04:48
Her name was Lucy Letby.
04:50
She was punished.
04:51
But we didn't see any demonstration against her.
04:53
In this matter,
04:54
since a media campaign was launched
04:56
that immigrants are the root of all problems,
04:58
and the prosperity of the country
05:00
is the basis of all problems,
05:02
that's why they were targeted.
05:04
Otherwise, if an environment
05:05
hadn't been prepared in advance,
05:07
we wouldn't have seen such demonstrations.
05:09
People were angry.
05:11
People beat them up.
05:12
Police shot them.
05:13
So Farid, what is the situation now?
05:15
Because obviously,
05:16
we are sitting here in Pakistan
05:17
and watching the visuals on social media.
05:19
But since you are integrated in the community,
05:21
and when we talk about immigrants,
05:23
apart from Pakistani, Muslim,
05:25
Indians and all other people of color
05:27
are also affected by this.
05:29
Because when you see a hate crime,
05:31
you can see the colour,
05:33
but then behind it,
05:35
if the community doesn't see it,
05:37
then everyone can be a victim.
05:39
What is the situation there now?
05:41
Has there been a calm down?
05:43
Yes, yes.
05:45
Since these punishments started,
05:47
people came out and said
05:49
that we are against genocide.
05:51
After that, there has been a calm down
05:53
in the society.
05:55
We haven't seen such incidents again.
05:57
Police visited the mosques.
05:59
They met the imams of the mosques.
06:01
They told them that the state is with them.
06:03
Politicians from different communities
06:05
visited the mosques.
06:07
The Prime Minister himself went to a mosque
06:09
and told the Muslims that
06:11
we will not allow genocide in this society.
06:13
So, after this clear state,
06:15
society's attitude,
06:17
it has been seen that
06:19
things are getting better now.
06:21
The atmosphere of fear is decreasing.
06:23
And it is also seen that
06:25
in the areas where Muslims are less,
06:27
there are more incidents.
06:29
London is the capital.
06:31
There are more than 40 percent
06:33
immigrants here.
06:35
We haven't seen such incidents here.
06:37
People have given some reactions.
06:39
But on a large scale,
06:41
the things that have been seen in the north,
06:43
in Sunderland, Liverpool, Radham,
06:45
outside the immigration centers,
06:47
there were no such things here.
06:49
But overall, things are getting better
06:51
in Britain now.
06:53
The people who are dancing
06:55
have also found out that
06:57
we are not going to be saved.
06:59
We have been sentenced to 32 months in prison.
07:01
Courts have also started their work.
07:03
Because of this, things are getting better.
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