Thousands Rally Against Racism in Belfast and Derry

On 13 June 2026, around 5,000 people gathered in Belfast — with organisers describing it as the largest anti-racism demonstration in the city's history — alongside a parallel rally in Derry, in response to four nights of rioting that followed the 8 June knife attack. The victim Stephen Ogilvie's family issued a statement calling for the unrest to end, saying 'overnight unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest is the only way forward.' Solidarity protests against the rioting were also reported in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Southampton. Northern Ireland recorded 2,048 racist incidents and 1,280 race hate crimes in the twelve months prior to the riots, which Amnesty International described as 'a shameful year of hate.'