Massive 'Stop the Far Right National Day' protest in London challenges rising xenophobia

LONDON, UK - AUGUST 10: Anti-racism campaigners organized a 'Stop the Far Right National Day' demonstration on Saturday (August 10) in response to the recent rise in far-right rallies against immigrants and Muslim communities in the UK capital, London. The demonstrators gathered by holding banners and flags to the recent surge in racially motivated attacks in England, showing solidarity against hate and division. The UK has been rocked by turmoil for days, with violent far-right rioters spewing racist and Islamophobic vitriol targeting Muslims, minority groups and migrants. The riots were fueled by false claims spread online that a suspect arrested for the July 29 fatal stabbings of three children in the seaside town of Southport was a Muslim asylum seeker. This misinformation has triggered a dangerous wave of violence and heightened tensions across the UK. Authorities have since identified the attacker as Axel Rudakubana, a 17-year-old born in Cardiff, Wales to Rwandan parents, but this has done little to deter the far-right mobs.(Footage by Stuart Brock /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)