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Revision as of 19:10, 27 August 2011

The page lists all known English Defence League protests and attempted protests.

Protests

Date Location Attendance Description of event
8 August 2009 Birmingham Unknown Counter protest by, and clashes with, Unite Against Fascism (UAF) supporters.[1][2]
5 September 2009 Birmingham Unknown Clashes with socialist protestors,[3] West Midlands police state the EDL "...had no intent to protest".[4] 45 arrested were from the EDL a similar number were arrested belonged to groups opposing them.[5]
13 September 2009 London Unknown Counter demonstration to pro-Palestinian rally.[6]
10 October 2009 Manchester 700[7] Counter-protest by 1,400 UAF supporters.[8] Riot police on hand to separate sides.[9]BBC NEWS: Protest police cost was £200,000</ref>
31 October 2009 Leeds 900[10][11] Counter-protested by 1,500 UAF. Leeds council and West Yorkshire Police thanked the public and participants "for their patience and consideration".[12][13][14] The protest was controversial as a tree which had been erected in City Square with the intention to decorate it as a Christmas tree at a later date had to be taken down to accommodate the protest.
5 December 2009 Nottingham 500[15] Demonstration following Mercian Regiment homecoming parade, clashes with Asian students and UAF.[16]
23 January 2010 Stoke-on-Trent 1,500[17] EDL break through police lines. Police officers were injured and police vehicles damaged.[17] All arrests were linked to the EDL demonstration.[18][19] Approximately 300 supporters of Unite Against Fascism held a counter demonstration.[20]
5 March 2010 London 300[21] Rally in support of Geert Wilders' visit to the House of Lords. 100 UAF counter-demonstrators.[22]
20 March 2010 Bolton 2,000[23] Counter-protested by 1,500 UAF.[23][24] 9 arrested from EDL and around 55 from UAF.[23][25][26]
3 April 2010 Dudley 2,000[27] Several EDL supporters knocked down fencing and escaped the police cordon.[27][28][29] There were 1500 UAF counter-demonstrators.[30]
1 May 2010 Aylesbury 800 Protest against militant Islam. Eight of the arrests were on suspicion of carrying an offensive weapon.[31][32] About 75 UAF counter-demonstrators gathered in the town, but later left.[33]
29 May 2010 Newcastle 1,500-2,000[34] UAF hold counter demonstration of around 1,000. No arrests at either demonstration despite minor scuffles.[34]
17 July 2010 Dudley 500 [35][36] The UAF attendance of 350.[37]
28 August 2010 Bradford 300[38]–700[39] 1,300 police officers were involved in policing the protest.[40] Various missiles were thrown by EDL supporters during the protest.[41][39][42][43] Approximately 300 UAF supporters attended the counter-demonstration.[44]
11 September 2010 Oldham 120[45] EDL converged on Oldham around mid-day after telephoning police in advance at 8.45am[46] and laid a wreath at the war memorial.[45][46]
9 October 2010 Leicester 1000[47] After the Home secretary accepted Leicester City Council's application for a ban on all marches in the city on this date[48] the EDL held a static demonstration numbering 1,000,[47] while Unite Against Fascism (UAF) staged a counter-protest numbering 700.[47] One police officer was taken to hospital with a leg injury and two protesters were treated by paramedics for minor injuries.[49]
25 October 2010 London Unknown The EDL held a protest opposing "Islamification" of the United Kingdom and showing support for Israel outside the Israeli embassy. It was attended by Rabbi Nachum Shifren.[50]
27 November 2010 Preston, Lancashire 1000+ There was a counter demonstration attended by 150 supporters of UAF.[51]
27 November 2010 Nuneaton 500 [52] There was a counter demonstration by 150 local anti-fascists. Both sides threw missiles and fire works.[53]
11 December 2010 Peterborough 500[54] The protest was policed by roughly 1000 officers from 18 forces. A counter-protest by the Peterborough Trades Union Council took place in another location in the city and was attended by approximately 80 people. Police kept the two protests apart.[54]
5 February 2011 Luton 1500–3000[55][56][57] The EDL was joined by new "defence leagues" from Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands, as well as other more established groups from France, Germany and Denmark.[56][58] A counter-protest took place in another location in the city and was attended by approximately 1000 UAF supporters.[55] The protests were policed by officers from 14 forces.[55]
5 March 2011 Rochdale 500 Around 500 EDL protesters congregated at Rochdale town centre's war memorial. A counter-protest was held by Unite Against Fascism, with the two groups being kept 100 feet apart by police. 31 people were arrested.[59]
2 April 2011 Blackburn 2000[60]
28 May 2011 Blackpool 1500[61] No arrests
11 June 2011 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 400[62]-600[63] Six people arrested[64]
9 July 2011 Cambridge 300[65] 1000 attended a counter-demonstration.[65] There were seven arrests in total.[66]
16 July 2011 Portsmouth 500 [67] The EDL marched through the city while 200 people attended a counter-demonstration by the UAF in Guildhall Square.[68] The two sides never came into direct contact as the EDL were not let into the square, but there were a few incidents where several EDL members tried to disrupt the counter-demonstration. 400 police officers were deployed - some mounted - and seven arrests were made (all of which being on EDL supporters).[69]
9 August 2011 Enfield 500[70] EDL vigilantes marched through Enfield during the 2011 England riots
13 August 2011 Telford, Shropshire 300-350[71] Static protest after march banned. Two people arrested en route, and three in various parts of Wellington.[72]

Notes

  1. ↑ Luton bans marches amid fears of protests, Telegraph, 21 August 2009.
  2. ↑ Mark Townsend,'Patriot' league plots more clashes with anti-fascist activists, The Guardian, 10 October 2009.
  3. ↑ Paul Bradley, English Defence League and socialist protesters in violent rampage through Birmingham streets, Sunday Mercury, 6 September 2009.
  4. ↑ File on Four, BBC Radio 4, 22 September 2009
  5. ↑ News: POLICE were today studying CCTV footage in a bid to identify more of the hooligans involved in the violent clashes.  Birmingham Mail.  Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  6. ↑ [Matthew Taylor, Far-right supporters confront pro-Palestinian protestors, The Guardian, 10 October 2009.
  7. ↑ Dozens arrested during protests, BBC News, 10 October 2009.
  8. ↑ Dozens arrested during protests, BBC News, 10 October 2009.
  9. ↑ Dozens arrested during protests, BBC News, 10 October 2009.
  10. ↑ Protest policing hailed a success, BBC News, 1 November 2009.
  11. ↑ Leeds Demonstrations, West Yorkshire Police, 31 October 2009.
  12. ↑ Protest policing hailed a success, BBC News, 1 November 2009.
  13. ↑ Leeds Demonstrations, West Yorkshire Police, 31 October 2009.
  14. ↑ Bill for policing Bradford demonstrations 'could be £500,000', Yorkshire Evening Post, 31 August 2010.
  15. ↑ Mark Townsend, English Defence League marchers clash with police in Nottingham, The Guardian, 10 October 2009.
  16. ↑ Mark Townsend, English Defence League marchers clash with police in Nottingham, The Guardian, 10 October 2009.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Trouble at Stoke-on-Trent English Defence League rally. 24 January 2010.  BBC
  18. ↑ Trouble at Stoke-on-Trent English Defence League rally. 2010-01-24.  BBC News
  19. ↑ BBC News - EDL Stoke-on-Trent rally cost nearly £200,000 to police
  20. ↑ BBC News: "Trouble at Stoke-on-Trent English Defence League rally"
  21. ↑ "Geert Wilders anti-Islam film gets House of Lords screening", The Guardian
  22. ↑ Dutch MP Geert Wilders' anti-Islam film sparks protests. 5 March 2010. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 74 arrests in demo clash, The Belfast Telegraph, 21 March 2010.
  24. ↑ The ‘£300,000 price’ of policing protesters rallies. 23 March 2010.  The Bolton News
  25. ↑ Police battle to control EDL and UAF protest in Bolton. 20 March 2010.  BBC
  26. ↑ 55 arrests at protests.  The Bolton News.  Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 English Defence League protesters clash with police | Mail Online. 3 April 2010.  Dailymail.co.uk
  28. ↑ "Sunday Mercury unveils face of leader of EDL, whose group has cost taxpayers £2 million"
  29. ↑ BBC News: "Dudley rallies 'cost council an estimated £150,000'"
  30. ↑ Birmingham Mail: Black Country News - "EDL in Dudley: UAF bring 1,500 to town for counter protest"
  31. ↑ English Defence League protest leads to 12 arrests. 2010-05-01.  BBC News
  32. ↑ EDL demo in Aylesbury set to cost police £300,000 - News - Bucks Herald
  33. ↑ "Police clash with anti-Islamist protesters in Buckinghamshire", The Telegraph
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 No arrests at English Defence League Newcastle march.  Sunday Sun.  Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  35. ↑ LIVE UPDATE - Trouble flares at EDL rally (From Dudley News).  Dudleynews.co.uk.  Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  36. ↑ EDL protest bill tops half-a-million pounds (From Stourbridge News).  Stourbridgenews.co.uk.  Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  37. ↑ Unite Against Fascism: Racist EDL brings violence to Dudley
  38. ↑ Youtube, English Defence League riot in Bradford, Press TV London, 28 August 2010.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 BBC News - Missiles thrown during Bradford EDL demonstration. 2010-08-20.  Bbc.co.uk
  40. ↑ Matthew Taylor and Martin Wainwright (28 August 2010) English Defence League supporters attack police at Bradford rally | UK news | The Observer.   Guardian
  41. ↑ Youtube, English Defence League riot in Bradford, Press TV London, 28 August 2010.
  42. ↑ The Muslim Weekly
  43. ↑ Riot police tackle missiles at English Defence League protest in Bradford. 28 August 2010. 
  44. ↑ Daily Star: "Missile 'war' in race-hate clash"
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 Eight arrests at English Defence League event in Oldham. 12 September 2010. 
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Oldham-chronicle.co.uk
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 Police.ukTemplate:Dead link
  48. ↑ Leicester marches banned by Theresa May. 4 October 2010. 
  49. ↑ Thisisleicestershire.com
  50. ↑ Jpost.com
  51. ↑ BBC.co.uk
  52. ↑ Five held over Nuneaton EDL and anti-fascist protests. 28 November 2010. 
  53. ↑ Coventrytelegraph.net
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 "Arrests at city protest marches in Peterborough", BBC News, Peterborough, 11 December.
  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 "EDL and UAF stage rival protests in Luton", BBC News, 5 February 2011
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 Bent Skjærstad and Christian Sønsteby, Nordmenn deltar i omstridt anti-muslimsk nasjonalistmarsj, TV 2 (Norway), 5 February 2011.
  57. ↑ Toby Helm, Matthew Taylor and Rowenna David, David Cameron sparks fury from critics who say attack on multiculturalism has boosted English Defence League, The Guardian, 5 February 2011.
  58. ↑ Matthew Taylor and Rowenna Davis, EDL protest attracts European far-right activists, guardian.co.uk, 4 February 2011.
  59. ↑ 31 arrests at EDL protest.
  60. ↑ Blackburn protests: How the day unfolded. 2 April 2011. 
  61. ↑ BBC News - "Blackpool EDL and anti-fascist demos 'pass peacefully'"
  62. ↑ ‘Caged’ EDL leader vows to return to Dewsbury in thousands, Yorkshire Post, 13 June 2011.
  63. ↑ Sam Casey, Dewsbury: £172,000 bill for 40 minute EDL protest, Yorkshire Evening Post, 15 August 2011.
  64. ↑ ‘Caged’ EDL leader vows to return to Dewsbury in thousands, Yorkshire Post, 13 June 2011.
  65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 BBC News - Five arrests during Cambridge EDL and anti-fascist marches.  bbc.co.uk.  Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  66. ↑ Cambridge City News, Cambridge Local News Stories & Latest Headlines About Cambridge | Video: English Defence League march ends after failed bid to target mosque.  cambridge-news.co.uk.  Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  67. ↑ BBC News - Portsmouth EDL march and counter-protests see seven arrests
  68. ↑ Anti-fascism protesters make their voices heard in the city. 16 July 2011. 
  69. ↑ Seven arrested after Portsmouth far right march. 16 July 2011. 
  70. ↑ Riots give rise to vigilantes
  71. ↑ EDL demonstrations go ahead,Sky News, 13 August 2011.
  72. ↑ EDL demonstrations go ahead,Sky News, 13 August 2011.
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