Claims of two-tier policing and uncontrolled immigration may not be borne out by the facts, but that has not stopped them being played up for political ends

Despite calls for calm, masked anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set a bus, vehicles and some homes on fire in what one politician called "a race-based pogrom."

The agitated protestors put a Belfast bus on fire and pelted stones at police, reported news agency Associated Press. | World News

For most, what we see in real life is mundane. But those who wish to fan the flames of anti-immigrant feeling share a different image online, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The violence is concentrated on the Protestant side of Belfast’s divide in working-class communities where the outlawed UDA and UVF hold sway.

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Far-right racism in mainland Britain and traditional Northern Ireland sectarianism are combining in bizarre ways

As UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer fights for his political life, the country is bracing for what could be a yet another summer of unrest.

UK authorities say the initial unrest was stoked by far-right activists on social media after a brutal Belfast stabbing.

Politicians and law enforcement officials in Northern Ireland appealed for calm on Wednesday after a night of anti-immigrant rioting forced people from their homes.

A knife attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has sparked violent riots fueled by anti-migrant rhetoric

Labour party leaders see little of concern in migrant attacks, the problem is the news of them and they would like to see more censorship...

‘If you are targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin how else can you describe them?’ said Hilary Benn

UK minister says violence in Northern Ireland is ‘racist thuggery’ as ethnic minorities are targeted.

UK minister says violence in Northern Ireland is ‘racist thuggery’ as ethnic minorities are targeted.

U.K.’s minister for Northern Ireland Thursday condemned two days of anti-immigration unrest as “racist thuggery” after police deployed water cannon...

Northern Ireland riots: Politicians from both parts of Northern Irelands power-sharing government condemned the violence.

Police arrested 16 people during a second night of disorder in Northern Ireland sparked by a brutal Belfast stabbing, a senior minister said Thursday, condemning rioters for…

Belfast stabbing sparks riots and anti-immigrant unrest in Northern Ireland, exposing deep tensions over immigration, misinformation and the Irish border.

For years, politicians and media have encouraged people to view migrants as invaders, and Muslims as a problem to be managed

The clashes with police in Northern Ireland came hours after a man appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a shocking knife attack.