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The protests that started in the U.S. over the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd have spread across Europe, with protests against racism and police brutality seen from Berlin to Budapest over the weekend.
Jang Tae-hyun reports.
The protests against racism and police brutality that began in the U.S. are spreading around the globe.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at protests around Europe at the weekend to rally against racist violence.
"We need to bring it domestically, we need to remember that the UK is not innocent, everything you see around you is built off the backs of black and brown bodies."
At a protest in Bristol, people tore down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston and threw it into Bristol Harbour.
Amid reports of several injuries to police officers in the UK protests, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that while people have the right to protest, they have no right to attack the police, tweeting "These demonstrations have been subverted by thuggery - and they are a betrayal of the cause they purport to serve. Those responsible will be held to account."
Over in Madrid, some three thousand protesters observed a minute of silence for Floyd and chanted 'I can't breathe.'
Demonstrators also gathered in Liberty Square in Budapest on Sunday... and knelt in silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds the length of time Floyd was lying on the ground with a police officer's knee pressed down on his neck.
"It is really sad what is happening in America and I am glad that we are all taking a stand all over the world because enough is enough."
15-thousand protesters gathered at Berlin's Alexander Square.
And in Rome, people filled the Piazza del Popolo square, calling for justice for George Floyd.
Jang Tae-hyun, Arirang News
