Statues of Queen burned at stake in sectarian Northern Ireland

Irish nationalists in Northern Ireland burned a puppet of the Queen, along with several other British symbols in danger, on Monday night.

A statue of the queen blown on a pole was burned on a pole in Derry last night by Irish nationalists as local media were flooded with reports of various denominational events related to the Catholic religious holiday widely celebrated in the region.

Actions in the region are not unusual, occasional sectarian violence has characterized Northern Ireland for hundreds of years, established by the British in the early 1600s when the Good Friday Agreement was signed, which established a fragile peace by forcing a force. Sharing the agreement between the pro-Irish nationalist Catholic communities and the pro-British Unionist Protestant communities.

According to the report Independent IrishA bust of the queen was cremated along with allied flags, at least one Israeli flag, wreaths of poppies, and a picture of a field roam belonging to the local PSNI police force.

Bogside bonfire tonight. Another theft and disrespect for poppy wreaths. It is shameful and deeply humiliating for those who fought and died for all our freedoms. As a society, we must avoid blatant and deliberate acts of disrespect and harm. pic.twitter.com/BYCzICDnSO

– Gary Middleton MLA (@Gary_Middleton) 15 August 2022

In Derry, which reportedly attended by thousands, there was also the burning of the flag of the notorious British Parachute Regiment that killed 13 people in a predominantly Catholic part of the city on 30 January 1972.

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Meanwhile, a cultural event partially funded by the UK government through Northern Ireland Tourism, apparently aimed at tackling ethnic divisions in Northern Ireland, has also come under fire for allegedly displaying sectarian chants in one of its headline numbers. It supports the IRA.

According to the report Belfast TelegraphDuring a performance by Wolfe Tones, an Irish band known for their pro-nationalist ballads, “dozens” of teenagers sang “oh ah, up the ‘ra” (a pro-IRA hymn).

The performance follows an event earlier in the week by another Irish nationalist music group, Kneecap, which revealed a mural in West Belfast on Friday when a Northern Ireland Police Service (PSNI) vehicle was set in flames and read “níl failte roimh”. . RUC” or “RAC not accepted.”

The term RUC, short for Royal Ulster Constabulary, is often used by hardline elements of the Irish republican movement in reference to the PSNI; The RUC is the former police force that operated in a six-district area, which later became popular for its own professionals. unionist sectarian stance.

In response to outrage caused by the mural, Kneecap thanked the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party, many of whom had pointed out the monument in their condemnation. definition installation as “just a work of art”.

The burning of British symbols sparked the anger of some pro-British Unionist politicians in the region, many of whom urged Sinn Féin, the leader of the Northern Irish branch of the Irish Nationalist Party, to show “leadership” and stand up to “hatred”. . ” is indicated by fire.

However, while some in the party condemned the event, most party members in the past traditionally associated with the Provisional IRA nationalist terrorist group have remained silent about recent sectarian events.

Meanwhile, the PSNI has reportedly confirmed that there are a number of ongoing hate crime investigations into the placing of some pro-British imagery on the stake.

The burning of the symbols led to the unionists in the region that last month Protestant William of Orange was killed by Catholic King II in 1690. It followed the burning of hanging portraits of nationalist politicians as part of celebrations of his victory over James.