Hundreds of people demonstrated Sunday May 31 in London to protest the death Monday in the United States after being arrested by police of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American.
" No justice, no peace! “, Chanted the crowd several times, which gathered around 1:00 pm in Trafalgar Square, in the heart of the British capital.
Some wore cardboard panels that read " Black lives matter " ( " The lives of black people count ") or " Our skin color is not a crime ."
The demonstrators then knelt for ten minutes, a gesture that has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in the United States, where similar rallies take place every day, before starting a march towards the American embassy, despite the social distancing measures still in force against the new coronavirus.
They wanted to express their anger after the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, who has since become a new symbol of police brutality against black communities. " Obviously, the images of what happened to George Floyd were extremely upsetting, as were the scenes of riots and violence that took place across the United States, " the British Affairs Minister said on Sunday. Foreign Dominic Raab.
The President, who has repeatedly denounced the " tragic " death of George Floyd, said that the rioters dishonored his memory with their " violence " and " vandalism ". " When the looting begins, the shooting begins, " he responded in a message since censored by Twitter.
