Protests Over George Floyd's Death Spread Around The Globe, Thousands Protest In Germany, U.K, Canada

The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis law enforcement officers has prompted global protests in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

People wearing face masks stand at a protest and hold pictures of George Floyd and signs reading "Black lives matter" at a protest in front of the US Embassy in Berlin, on May 30, 2020. (Image:ODD ANDERSEN / AFP)

New Delhi: Protests and unrest over the killing of George Floyd by a police officer have spread far and wide. America continued to witness 3 raging nights as rallies by protestors turned violent with blocked traffic, vehicles set on fire, and clashes with the police. The security officers also fired tear gas and plastic bullets in an effort to restore order. The protests in the US are being heard around the world as demonstrators launched their own protests in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada over the weekend.

Germany

Thousands of people protested in Berlin on Sunday in solidarity with protesters in the United States demonstrating against the death of a Black man, as a white policeman knelt on his neck in Minneapolis. Chanting "no justice, no peace", and waving placards with the words "How many more?" at Trafalgar Square, the protesters ignored UK government rules banning crowds because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Demonstrators then marched to the US embassy, where a long line of officers surrounded the building. Several hundred sat in the street and waved placards. Several hundred protesters also staged a rally outside the US embassy in Berlin, holding up posters saying "Justice for George Floyd", "Stop killing us" and "Who's next".

Beyond protests that gathered thousands at the capital over the weekend, four soccer players in Germany's Bundesliga league addressed Floyd's killing during games. One player took a knee on the field. Another exposed a shirt underneath a jersey that read "Justice for George Floyd."

✊???? Bundesliga players doing the right thing #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/CAUdbIuIkw

— Wo sind sie jetzt? (@exprofis) May 31, 2020

U.K.

Thousands demonstrated on Sunday in London, according to the BBC, to protest Floyd's death and police brutality. Britons concentrated their protest in central London, with hundreds taking a knee in Trafalgar Square for nine minutes, signifying the amount of time the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinned George Floyd to the ground.

They marched along the Thames and to the U.S. Embassy, chanting "Black Lives Matter" and carrying signs with slogans such as, "How Many More?" "Racism is a Global Issue" and "Your Silence Is Deafening."

Canada

In Canada, Toronto citizens gathered in protest against injustice towards black people globally and against the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, a 29-year-old black woman who lived in Toronto, and the circumstances surrounding her death.

Stunning aerial views from today’s protest downtown #torontoprotest #JusticeForRegis pic.twitter.com/XvzVggAptm

— Tina Yazdani (@TinaYazdani) May 30, 2020

Iran

Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also tweeted out his support for #BlackLivesMatter and opposition to racism in a series of tweets criticizing the United States. Many Iranian officials expressed their support for the protests demanding justice for Floyd.

Some don't think #BlackLivesMatter.

To those of us who do: it is long overdue for the entire world to wage war against racism. Time for a #WorldAgainstRacism. pic.twitter.com/06p1LmmwgF — Javad Zarif (@JZarif) May 30, 2020

In the Iranian city of Mashhad, a candlelight vigil was held in Floyd's honor, with Black Lives Matter posters and illustrations of Floyd posted.