Thousands protest against post-Brexit racism in the UK

In a series of demonstrations across the country, protesters in the UK came out in their numbers to register their displeasure against post-Brexit racism.

In a march aimed at the increasing number of attacks on foreigners in the aftermath of the vote to leave the EU last year, thousands of anti-racism activists thronged the rally in central London.

Despina Karayianni, a Greek national living in London, told Al Jazeera that the British Prime Minister Theresa May was using EU nationals like her as “bargaining chips”.

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“She wants to frighten EU citizens living, working and studying here,” she said, adding “I don’t think she will succeed because we are part of this society and the majority here don’t want us kicked out.”

The British Prime Minister is expected to formally announce the UK’s intent to leave the EU by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty later this month, sparking negotiations on a wide array of issues, including the fate of nearly 3 million EU nationals living in Britain.

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