List of English Defence League protests

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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.[7] Riot police on hand to separate sides.[7][8]
31 October 2009 Leeds 900[9][10] Counter-protested by 1,500 UAF. Leeds council and West Yorkshire Police thanked the public and participants "for their patience and consideration".[9][10][11] 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[12] Demonstration following Mercian Regiment homecoming parade, clashes with Asian students and UAF.[12]
23 January 2010 Stoke-on-Trent 1,500[13] EDL break through police lines. Police officers were injured and police vehicles damaged.[13] All arrests were linked to the EDL demonstration.[14][15] Approximately 300 supporters of Unite Against Fascism held a counter demonstration.[16]
5 March 2010 London 300[17] Rally in support of Geert Wilders' visit to the House of Lords. 100 UAF counter-demonstrators.[18]
20 March 2010 Bolton 2,000[19] Counter-protested by 1,500 UAF.[19][20] 9 arrested from EDL and around 55 from UAF.[19][21][22]
3 April 2010 Dudley 2,000[23] Several EDL supporters knocked down fencing and escaped the police cordon.[23][24][25] There were 1500 UAF counter-demonstrators.[26]
1 May 2010 Aylesbury 800 Protest against militant Islam. Eight of the arrests were on suspicion of carrying an offensive weapon.[27][28] About 75 UAF counter-demonstrators gathered in the town, but later left.[29]
29 May 2010 Newcastle 1,500-2,000[30] UAF hold counter demonstration of around 1,000. No arrests at either demonstration despite minor scuffles.[30]
17 July 2010 Dudley 500 [31][32] The UAF attendance of 350.[33]
28 August 2010 Bradford 300[34]–700[35] 1,300 police officers were involved in policing the protest.[36] Various missiles were thrown by EDL supporters during the protest.[34][35][37][38] Approximately 300 UAF supporters attended the counter-demonstration.[39]
11 September 2010 Oldham 120[40] EDL converged on Oldham around mid-day after telephoning police in advance at 8.45am[41] and laid a wreath at the war memorial.[40][41]
9 October 2010 Leicester 1000[42] After the Home secretary accepted Leicester City Council's application for a ban on all marches in the city on this date[43] the EDL held a static demonstration numbering 1,000,[42] while Unite Against Fascism (UAF) staged a counter-protest numbering 700.[42] One police officer was taken to hospital with a leg injury and two protesters were treated by paramedics for minor injuries.[44]
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.[45]
27 November 2010 Preston 1000+ There was a counter demonstration attended by 150 supporters of UAF.[46]
27 November 2010 Nuneaton 500 [47] There was a counter demonstration by 150 local anti-fascists. Both sides threw missiles and fire works.[48]
11 December 2010 Peterborough 500[49] 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.[49]
5 February 2011 Luton 1500–3000[50][51][52] 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.[51][53] A counter-protest took place in another location in the city and was attended by approximately 1000 UAF supporters.[50] The protests were policed by officers from 14 forces.[50]
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.[54]
2 April 2011 Blackburn 2000[55]
28 May 2011 Blackpool 1500[56] No arrests
9 July 2011 Cambridge 300[57] 1000 attended a counter-demonstration.[57] There were seven arrests in total.[58]
16 July 2011 Portsmouth 500 [59] The EDL marched through the city while 200 people attended a counter-demonstration by the UAF in Guildhall Square.[60] 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).[61]
9 August 2011 Enfield 500[62] EDL vigilantes marched through Enfield during the 2011 England riots

Notes

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Telegraph1
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Guardian4
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Mercury1
  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. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Guardian3
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named bbc10
  8. ↑ BBC NEWS: Protest police cost was £200,000
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BBC11
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named WYP1
  11. ↑ [1]Template:Dead link
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Guardian5
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Trouble at Stoke-on-Trent English Defence League rally. 24 January 2010.  BBC
  14. ↑ Trouble at Stoke-on-Trent English Defence League rally. 2010-01-24.  BBC News
  15. ↑ BBC News - EDL Stoke-on-Trent rally cost nearly £200,000 to police
  16. ↑ BBC News: "Trouble at Stoke-on-Trent English Defence League rally"
  17. ↑ "Geert Wilders anti-Islam film gets House of Lords screening", The Guardian
  18. ↑ Dutch MP Geert Wilders' anti-Islam film sparks protests. 5 March 2010. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 74 arrests in demo clash. 21 March 2010.  The Belfast Telegraph
  20. ↑ The ‘£300,000 price’ of policing protesters rallies. 23 March 2010.  The Bolton News
  21. ↑ Police battle to control EDL and UAF protest in Bolton. 20 March 2010.  BBC
  22. ↑ 55 arrests at protests.  The Bolton News.  Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 English Defence League protesters clash with police | Mail Online. 3 April 2010.  Dailymail.co.uk
  24. ↑ "Sunday Mercury unveils face of leader of EDL, whose group has cost taxpayers £2 million"
  25. ↑ BBC News: "Dudley rallies 'cost council an estimated £150,000'"
  26. ↑ Birmingham Mail: Black Country News - "EDL in Dudley: UAF bring 1,500 to town for counter protest"
  27. ↑ English Defence League protest leads to 12 arrests. 2010-05-01.  BBC News
  28. ↑ EDL demo in Aylesbury set to cost police £300,000 - News - Bucks Herald
  29. ↑ "Police clash with anti-Islamist protesters in Buckinghamshire", The Telegraph
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 No arrests at English Defence League Newcastle march.  Sunday Sun.  Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  31. ↑ LIVE UPDATE - Trouble flares at EDL rally (From Dudley News).  Dudleynews.co.uk.  Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  32. ↑ EDL protest bill tops half-a-million pounds (From Stourbridge News).  Stourbridgenews.co.uk.  Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  33. ↑ Unite Against Fascism: Racist EDL brings violence to Dudley
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Template:Cite video
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 BBC News - Missiles thrown during Bradford EDL demonstration. 2010-08-20.  Bbc.co.uk
  36. ↑ Matthew Taylor and Martin Wainwright (28 August 2010) English Defence League supporters attack police at Bradford rally | UK news | The Observer.   Guardian
  37. ↑ The Muslim Weekly
  38. ↑ Riot police tackle missiles at English Defence League protest in Bradford. 28 August 2010. 
  39. ↑ Daily Star: "Missile 'war' in race-hate clash"
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Eight arrests at English Defence League event in Oldham. 12 September 2010. 
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Oldham-chronicle.co.uk
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 Police.ukTemplate:Dead link
  43. ↑ Leicester marches banned by Theresa May. 4 October 2010. 
  44. ↑ Thisisleicestershire.com
  45. ↑ Jpost.com
  46. ↑ BBC.co.uk
  47. ↑ Five held over Nuneaton EDL and anti-fascist protests. 28 November 2010. 
  48. ↑ Coventrytelegraph.net
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 "Arrests at city protest marches in Peterborough", BBC News, Peterborough, 11 December.
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 "EDL and UAF stage rival protests in Luton", BBC News, 5 February 2011
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Template:Citenews
  52. ↑ Template:Citenews
  53. ↑ Template:Citenews
  54. ↑ 31 arrests at EDL protest.
  55. ↑ Blackburn protests: How the day unfolded. 2 April 2011. 
  56. ↑ BBC News - "Blackpool EDL and anti-fascist demos 'pass peacefully'"
  57. ↑ 57.0 57.1 BBC News - Five arrests during Cambridge EDL and anti-fascist marches.  bbc.co.uk.  Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  58. ↑ 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.
  59. ↑ BBC News - Portsmouth EDL march and counter-protests see seven arrests
  60. ↑ Anti-fascism protesters make their voices heard in the city. 16 July 2011. 
  61. ↑ Seven arrested after Portsmouth far right march. 16 July 2011. 
  62. ↑ Riots give rise to vigilantes
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