The cause of the riot in Leeds was the removal of children by Social Services and Police from a family in Leeds.
Watch, this is dreadful.
Daily Archives: July 19, 2024
Travellers in Austria
Some travellers stopping over in Austria are making headlines. The issue is that there are not camping sites open for them, and they thus have to find other places to stay. Some of the right-wing politicians are instrumentalizing Roma for political gains.
- Caravan convoy now stops off in Hartberg. In: Krone. 18.07.2024. https://www.krone.at/3462777
Sweden, Roma, and Organisations
The Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore ISOF has filed a criminal complaint for the first time.
Unit manager Ester Enhsmyr wrote to Radio Romano that it concerns the Sinti and Roma Council in Umeå, which has submitted deficient accounts of contributions of SEK 100,000 thousand (roughly 8’600 euros).
- Ännu en romsk organisation har anmälts till polisen. In: Sverige Raio. 19.07.2024. https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/annu-en-romsk-organisation-har-anmalts-till-polisen
Riots in Leeds
There has been a large riot in Leeds, UK, with police cars overturned, a bus set afire, and reports of looting and other property damages.
Why did they occur: Apparently, a family with 5 children had a toddler admitted in hospital with head injuries. Social Services decided immediately to take over all 5 children while the parents were away working. This resulted in a clash, with police intervention, and the whole situation escalated rapidly.
There is so far no official statement on this, and the protagonists are reported to be of Romanian origins. Romanians on social media of course said these were Roma, which is probable.
Really bad.
- ‘Very visible police presence’ on streets of Leeds after mass riot erupts with vehicles overturned and set on fire. In: Sky News. 19.07.2024. https://news.sky.com/story/very-visible-police-presence-on-streets-of-leeds-after-mass-riot-erupts-with-vehicles-overturned-and-set-on-fire-13180593
- Home secretary to use ‘full force of law’ after Leeds trouble. In: BBC News. 19.07.2024. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgrl8kew20zt
- CITY IN CHAOS: Hundreds rush to Leeds riot after police car OVERTURNED & battered with children’s scooters before huge blaze breaks out. In: The Sun. 19.07.2024. https://www.thesun.co.uk/video/news/29328421/police-car-overturned-after-riot-breaks-out-in-leeds-suburb-with-dozens-watching-as-scooter-used-to-smash-vehicle/
- Leeds: How did one apparent incident spiral into such a level of disorder? In: Sky News. 19.07.2024. https://news.sky.com/story/leeds-how-did-one-apparent-incident-spiral-into-such-a-level-of-disorder-13180764
- Romanian community allegedly at the center of street riot in the UK. In: Romania Insider. 19.07.2024. https://www.romania-insider.com/romanians-street-riot-uk-2024
- Violence Erupts in Leeds After Police Attempt to Safeguard Children in Domestic Incident. In: Emergency Services News. 19.07.2024. https://emergency-services.news/violence-erupts-in-leeds-after-police-attempt-to-safeguard-children-in-domestic-incident/#google_vignette
- Riot in Leeds as police car overturned, bus torched and fires in Harehills. In: The Independent. 19.07.2024. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/riot-leeds-harehills-police-car-overturned-fire-b2582327.html
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