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Parliament Square is a square at the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in the City of Westminster in central London. It features a large open green area in the centre with trees to its west, and it contains twelve statues of statesmen and other notable individuals.

Thousands march against antisemitism in London

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Nov 26,2023 1:41 pm

... The large crowd gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice and made its way along Whitehall to Parliament Square, where a rally was held...

Banksy book found in Eastbourne charity shop sells for £3,400

Banksy book found in Eastbourne charity shop sells for £3,400
Nov 22,2023 6:31 pm

... " Ms May said Mr Haw had been known to protest in Parliament Square in London for almost 10 years until his death in 2011...

Alfie Meadows: Met agrees pay-out for man injured in 2010 protest

Alfie Meadows: Met agrees pay-out for man injured in 2010 protest
Sep 15,2023 6:41 pm

... " Although the situation in Parliament Square was chaotic and threatening, we acknowledge that Mr Meadows was protesting peacefully and the use of force against him was unjustified, " he said...

Laura Kuenssberg: Inside the high-stakes soap opera that led to political chaos

Laura Kuenssberg: Inside the high-stakes soap opera that led to political chaos
Sep 9,2023 10:00 am

... It was striking how many of our interviewees, looking back, burst into tears at the awful memories - getting off the Tube at Parliament Square every day to walk through screaming crowds of protestors, death threats and danger appallingly became the norm...

No political pressure over Coronation protest arrests - Met officer

No political pressure over Coronation protest arrests - Met officer
May 17,2023 10:10 am

... Voices could be heard in the chamber along with people groaning and asking for security to intervene, while eight Just Stop Oil members were also arrested in Parliament Square...

Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt hearing into Met's coronation policing

Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt hearing into Met's coronation policing
May 17,2023 9:10 am

... Separately, eight Just Stop Oil members were arrested at Parliament Square...

Coronation processions: What to look out for and when

Coronation processions: What to look out for and when
May 4,2023 5:11 am

... The coach, accompanied by the Sovereign s Escort of the Household Cavalry, will head down The Mall to Trafalgar Square, then along Whitehall and Parliament Street before turning into Parliament Square and Broad Sanctuary...

Your full guide to King Charles III's coronation and the key times

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Apr 22,2023 7:40 pm

... Procession beginsThe procession will set off at 10:20 BST (04:20 EST), moving along The Mall to Trafalgar Square, then down Whitehall and Parliament Street before turning into Parliament Square and Broad Sanctuary to reach the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey...

Confederate and Columbus statues overthrown, the US protesters

Apr 22,2023 3:20 pm

A statue of Christopher Columbus toppled was the removal of protesters in St Paul, Minnesota

statues of Confederate leaders and the explorers Christopher Columbus were demolished, in the United States , such as pressure grows on the authorities to monuments associated with slavery and colonialism.

A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was brought down in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday evening.

elsewhere in The City , a statue of Columbus was Torn Down , burned and thrown into a lake A Day earlier.

Anti-Racism protests in new debates sparked about US historical monuments.

memorials to the Confederacy, a group of southern States that fought to keep Black People as slaves in The American Civil War of 1861-65, were among those targeted by the protesters on the street after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis custody of the police.

A three-Meter-high (10ft) bronze statue of the Italian Explorer Columbus was overthrown, in Saint Paul , Minnesota on Wednesday.

statues of Columbus in Boston, Massachusetts, and Miami, Florida, were also devastated. In Boston, standing on a pedestal in The Heart of The City , was beheaded.

Many people in the US celebrate The Memory of Columbus, who is in the textbooks credited with the discovery of the "New World ", America in the 15Th Century .

But the Native American activists have long objected Saying in honor of Columbus, his expeditions led to America, the colonization and genocide of their Ancestors .

BLM - marking Black Lives matter - he was kneeling on a Police Officer , the almost nine minutes, has spurred global protests against Police Brutality and racial inequality, led by The Black lives matter movement sprayed on a Columbus statue in Miami

The death of Mr. Floyd, the neck was

Many cities and organizations have already. steps to remove the Confederate symbols, which has long stirred controversy because of their Association with Racism

Videos show people cheering masses, as a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was towed from a week in Richmond

last, for example,

But a judge has since granted to stop an injunction, the removal of The Statue .

those that say that they will remain part of America's heritage.

He tweeted: "The United States of America and our HEROES to be trained on this Hallowed ground, and won two world wars. Therefore, my government will not consider even the renaming of this Beautiful and Storied Military installations. "

On Wednesday, Mr Trump to take the renewed threats of Federal action against the local protesters occupy the public space.

In a pointed exchange on Twitter, Mr trump demanded that The Mayor of Seattle, "take back your city" of protesters, which he called anarchists and domestic terrorists.

Mayor Durkan responded that Mr Trump could every make the sure, goes Back To his White house bunker.

A similar have been seen a counter-reaction against statues of slave-owners, in the UK, since Mr. Floyd's death.

Black Lives matter protesters tore down a statue of the Slave Trader Edward Colston and threw it in a port during a Demonstration in The City of Bristol on Sunday .

made to issue to a safe place before you go to a museum.

earlier This Week , a statue of the well-known slaveholder Robert Milligan was removed, from the outside, The Museum of London Docklands .

And, during a Black matter protest in London Lives Last Weekend , a statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square was sprayed with graffiti.

More about George Floyd's death

removal of confederate monuments and memorials, united states, virginia

Source of news: bbc.com

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