protesters used ropes to pull down the statue of edward colson and then they rolled it into the rivertue has been controversial for years. born in bristol back in the 17th century, made most of his money from his company that transported slaves from africa to the americas. thousands of protesters demonstrated outside of the american embassy yesterday in support of black lives matter. >> you just have to support people who needs the support word i would hope if i were in this position someone would be out there marching for my right. >> the uk still bans large public gatherings. our time is 4:57 a.m. protesters are joining a call for police reform and racial justice. that includes thousands of people gathering in france and hong kong. we have the story from jerusalem. >>reporter: protests continued this week and in support of the american led black lives matter movement. and rome thousands gather to call for accountability in the death of george floyd. protesters held signs i can't breathe and no freedom until we are equal. they held their fists high in the year and in neighboring fran

iconic scenes where by protested tough pull down a statue a 17th century slave trade under the name edward colson was pulled down to the ground and toppled into a nearby river london though in this very square that i'm stood in also has various controversial statues many of which protesters want to see which has prompted the london mess con to announce that he wants a review of london statues and landmarks in an effort to make london's public spaces more diversity friendly however it is said that this review could include places like the take gallery found has links to slavery it is an uncomfortable truth the nation and city owes a large part of its wealth to its role in the slave trade and while this is reflected in our public realm the contribution of many of our communities to life in our capital has been willfully ignored this cannot continue but in general the statue's defacing or indeed destruction has completely split opinion across the united kingdom many of which agree for the removal but not necessarily the tactic we shouldn't destroy the statues i guess we should probably like museums

anti-racism protests reached the city on sunday and found events in the 125 year old bronze figure of edward colson. such represents years of oppression represents years of hard. and just a lot of emotion and hatred. out of all starts we've internalised for years and calming down today hopefully signifies change. in central london clashes broke out between police and black lives matter demonstrators. a statue of former british prime minister winston churchill was also vandalised the scuffles came towards the end of what had been mostly peaceful protests drawing tens of thousands to the capital rallying to condemn police brutality after the death of black man george floyd while in police custody in the u.s. . the british government condemned the violence as well as protests going ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic. the you know we respect the right to protest but we do not respect and it is completely on the awful to participate in acts of disorder tons of ism violence on the soul we are in the midst of our health and right now and under the rules that we have put in place it is illegal for gath

rabbi protested tough pulled down a stop to a 17th century slave trade under the name edward colson was pulled down to the ground and toppled into a nearby river county attention then to oxford where protesters seem to be some more inspired by the recent events in bristol and have gathered outside next to the . rose was a 19th century imperialist in south africa he laid the foundations of the exploited labor system and he indeed made the north the seizure of lands across the south african region the campaign is the removal of you saying that it represents subjugation but putting this all into wanted a context we've seen these protesters taking a knee at the nelson mandela statue campaigning and protesting by the woods and churchill statue and also taking their protests to downing street where they had messages for the prime minister saying that the u.k. is no innocent in this fight against racism. and almost to georgia for it here in paris across france other rallies are also being held now the pressure from demonstrations like this over the last week or so has forced the french governm

then endowing oxford college or a school doesn‘t make them virtuous and wise as the plinth to edward colsonssor and scholar who said today if you remove the evidence you remove the deed. and these words or placards to be redrawn and a greater context to be given to the wording on the base of those. but at the same time i think most people walking around most cities have a got a clue how these who these people are. they may be vaguely aware but they won't necessarily know more than that.- least what‘s happening now is forcing people to look in a 360 degrees way at the people who put the quotes great into britain, look at the legacy and work out where exactly we came from and how we can... and how history is a mixture of good and bad in brutality and of great... as most countries have. i mean, if this is the case, this reckoning, were seeing it all over the world particularly in industrialised countries. which made the bulk of their wealth from the 16th, 17th century onwards. so we are having statues of king leopold of belgium being taken down. a truly parenting series of atrocities committed

and race so different place is different figures in oxford it's sessile roads in bristol it was edward colson in belgium it's king leopold in the united states it's all but the only but the principle is universal and it's been given extra far by black lives matter historical figures of white supremacist you don't say could no longer be given the supremes positions in our towns and our cities all the talents are just there oxford. watching are just there are these the top stories 2 weeks after he was killed in police custody told floyd has been buried during the funeral service he was hailed as a man whose death will change the world is death sparked protests in the u.s. and around the world. just barbara are big. big. everybody knows. that. but we've got to be remember everybody going to remember around the world if you want to change the world for indies president here has died at the age of 55 and official statement says he had a heart attack but some are speculating he may have died from covert 19 his wife flew to kenya for treatment after contracting the virus. in sudan the military has c

week particularly last sunday in bristol in the southwest of england where a statue of a slaver edward colson was pulled down and thrown into a river by black lives matter protesters that set off a whole debate about how the country memorializes remembers its past who deserves to be elevated and what happens to controversial figures winston churchill of course notable for his role in the 2nd world war boris johnson saying this is a permanent memorial to his achievement in saving europe from a racist and fascist power but of course he has got his critics around the country for other episodes in history to do so to the us now where new york governor andrew cuomo says a divisive statue of christopher columbus should not be removed because of its importance to italian americans his comments come against a backdrop of global anti racism protests in response to george floyd's killing statues of columbus and other european explorers have been attacked because of the harm they cause to native americans and africans. the curse of a columbus statue represents. in some ways the italian american legacy i

now the mayor of bristol marvin reese has described the topping of a city statue of slave trader edward colson as a powerful image any piece of historical portray my colleague nic locke spoke to him earlier and asked him what i'm sorry had for those who claim statues are important as a teaching tool here's what he had to say statues of domes going in and of themselves do not do the job of teaching assistant you know if you were to try to base your historical knowledge of the statue of khowst him and you were using that to write in a little paper i give you an 8 because it tells you he was a wise and virtuous some of the city but that's not the full story is so you would be taken out the complexity the contradiction the nuance all this person and the community was a part of those merchants if you were simply to care about and be in advance of this you would talk about his attitude towards certain groups of people in your social structure within bristol so it's the to set it up themselves do not teach us history. baby talk to us about. a message a certain group of what's a good phrase so in his

so different place is different figures in oxford it's sessile roads in bristol it was edward colson in belgium it's king leopold in the united states it all but the link with the principle is universal and it's been given extra far off by black lives matter historical figures of white supremacies days say could no longer be given the supremes positions in our towns and our cities all the challenges are just there oxford. libya's biggest oil field has reportedly halted production again after it was stormed by an unidentified group attack on the facility came days after it began pumping oil again after a blockade starting in january the facility had been a frequent target during the fighting between the un backed government and warde hollister have to us forces. the e.u. france germany and italy have urged libya's warring parties to stop all military operations and start negotiations this is troops loyal to the un recognized government continue to push back the forces of honey for after they have now reached sit baloch trainer is just west of the grain where he explains changes in the

week particularly last sunday in bristol in the southwest of england where a statue of a slaver edward colson was pulled down and thrown into a river by black lives matter protesters that set off a whole debate about how the country memorializes remembers its past who deserves to be elevated and what happens to controversial figures winston churchill of course notable for his role in the 2nd world war boris johnson saying this is a permanent memorial to his achievement in saving europe from a racist and fascist power but of course he has got his critics around the country for other episodes in history to. the us city of seattle where demonstrators have blocked streets and set up tents to protest against police brutality following the death of george floyd those gathered in what's being called an autonomous zone police under an agreement between protesters and the city's police department president trump criticized the agreement threatening to take back the city if local officials don't turn to our white house correspondent kimberly how it says trump is promising to be the law and order presid

bristol some people on the protest took down a top down if you like a statue of a saver called edward colson and that ended up in the river it's now been retrieved to go into a museum but it sets off a national debate about monuments what they represent and how we remember the darker parts are british. now the fair is over this starts to work because right now there is a black lives much of protest heading here from elsewhere in central london several 100 people at least and previously there has been graffiti on winston churchill's statue which is had to be taken off so there's always saying it's all part of this growing national debate about history and about respect for figures from the past say boris johnson speaking out as well he might because he's the prime minister but how is this intervention impacting on the coming protests and. what boris johnson has also been saying. over the last week or at least he said but these protests have been in his words hijacked by extremists intent on violence and what we've seen is that on the edges of these black lives much of protests generally very

protesters in bristol used ropes to take down the statue of edward colson.r. the statue has been controversial for years. he was born in bristol in the 17th century. he made his money from a company that transported slaves from aframericas. demonstrators also protested outside of the u.s. embassy on sunday, in support of black lives matter. >> you have to support people who need the support right now. i hope someone would be marching for my rights. >> like many states in the u.s., the uk is banning large public gatherings. >>> protesters are joining a call for police reform and racial injustice. that includes thousands of people in france and hong kong. reporter trey yingst has that story from jerusalem. >> reporter: protests around the world continued in support of the american-led black lives matter movement. in rome, thousands called for accountability in the death of george floyd. protesters held signs that said, i can't breathe. and no freedom until we are equal. most wore masks and stayed socially distant due to the coronavirus outbreak. they held fist

killing of george floyd that's after many years of an on some peaceful persuasion the statue of edward colsonended up in bristol harbor other targets for the contestants rough a much more ambiguous if you would deny shop chills and want to be in racist views he treated the miners very badly he gassed the cops but that is counterbalanced by his supreme role in the 2nd world war as a leader in the struggle against fascism henry than das's position as the only inputs parliamentary fix means it could be argued he delayed the abolition of slavery but equally his supporters would say that has amendment made that possible over his role in the suppression of radical dissent in scotland has no case for the defense that is nothing sacrosanct a burden nation's built had to teach every generation has the right if it so to seize to change it to alter that but it should be done from the basis of knowledge at least this lively debate is ensuring that countries all over the world that confronting some of the difficult realities from the past and know will assist a bit more lively or more difficult than scotl

and race so different place is different figures in oxford it's sessile roads in bristol it was edward colson in belgium it's king leopold in the united states it's robert feeling but the principle is universal and it's been given extra far by black lives matter historical figures of white supremacist they say should no longer be given the supremes positions in our towns and our cities all the talents are just there oxford. on the belgian city of unto a person moved a statue of a colonial era king a week after it was set on fire activists of long petitioned to remove statues of king leopold the 2nd but the man says the statue was not being removed due to the outcry but because it's become a public safety issue leopold was belgium's longest serving monarch millions of people were killed under his brutal reign over a vast region of africa that includes modern day democratic republic of congo's and thousands of people gathered in central paris to pay tribute to george floyd they expressed solidarity with us protesters denounce racism and police brutality city officials allowed the event to go ah

week particularly last sunday in bristol in the south west of england where a statue of a slaver edward colson was pulled down and thrown into a river 5 black lives matter protests as it sets off a whole debate about how the country memorializes remembers its past who deserves to be elevated and what happens to controversial figures winston churchill of course notable for his role in the 2nd world war boris johnson saying this is a permanent memorial to his achievement in saving europe from a racist and fascist power but of course he has got his critics around the country for other episodes in history too and so. he wants to see concentration on the british streets at all not even the british government but it is going to have an impact on sort of the conversation or the arguments that both sides are going to have especially those that support the black lives matter protests. yeah i mean you heard there from boris johnson saying that because in his words fate been hijacked by extremists intent on violence and there have been a number of police officers injured in confrontations just down the r

particularly last sunday in bristol in the south west of england where a statue of a slave or edward colson was pulled down and thrown into a river by black lives matter protests as it sets off a whole debate about how the country memorializes remembers its past who deserves to be elevated and what happens to controversial figures winston churchill of course notable for his role in the 2nd world war boris johnson saying this is a permanent memorial to his achievement in saving europe from a racist and fascist power but of course he has got his critics around the country for other episodes in history to. now the new zealand city of hamilton has removed a statue of the british naval officer it's named after captain john hamilton led a deadly attack on the settlement of indigenous maoris and then $860.00 s. the decision was made a day after tribes for it to be removed the tribe says the statue was a reminder of the colonial invasion. well still ahead on al-jazeera a bomb blast of kabul's largest most kills at least 5 people in just many others. brandy's told court rules that the president allo

example regimes of the protests actions having an impact with some of those institutions named after edward colson now trying to disassociate themselves with those problematic elements of the past well meanwhile the home secretary has also given a statement on the legality of protests pretty brutal underline the u.k. government's view that while protests are illegal right the current situation means they shouldn't go ahead the right to come together and express our views peacefully remains one of the cornerstones of alak right democracy. members across this house share ensuring commitment to uphold liberty and freedom of expression but under the basis of respect in the local. but as our nation baffles coronavirus these are not normal circumstances so to protect us all and to stop the spread of this deadly disease any large gatherings of people are copy on the awful so was it right to remove the statue of edward colston in this way i'll not want to debate this i was joined earlier by london assembly member david curtain and writer and activist jackie walker. why people should want to defend having

celebrate a history of prejudice british protest as toppled a statue of 17th century slave trader edward colson and dumped it into priscilla's harbor he was part of the company that had a monopoly of the slave trade from west africa in london a statue of water made of winston churchill was spray painted to say he was a racist expressed racist and anti-semitic views and is blamed for 943 famine which killed more than 2000000 indians and one link to the confederate states in the us which broke away of a support for slavery has become a target a statue in virginia was covered in paint and had a new space to round it and on thursday virginia's governor announced plans to remove the statue of confederate general robot in the u.k. prime minister says he won't indulge people who desecrate monuments but a debate has now been opened up over who does deserve to be remembered in bronze or stone swords the report. what's a statue for the basic assumption is a celebration of the life in achievements of someone regarded as historically significant which explains without the slightest question why supporters

specific incidents, particularly that pulling down of the statue in bristol, the slave trader edward colsoneer vandalism. indeed, some politicians across the political spectrum that it should have been a democratic decision by the people of this talk as to whether that statue remained was removed. interestingly, the shadow justice secretary david langley was pointing out that there was racism in the uk as well as the us and that this moment, these demonstrations, this moment, these demonstrations, this level of anger and frustration we have seen on the streets should now be seen as a moment of change for the uk now be seen as a moment of change forthe uk and now be seen as a moment of change for the uk and uk politics. iain, thank you very much and we will talk to you throughout the programme this morning, thank you. some people arriving in the uk will now have to self—isolate for iii—days as part of the government's plans to slow the spread of the coronavirus. there are some exemptions to the scheme, but most travellers will have to provide their contact details or be fined. our transport

of bristol this sunday have to hold on a statue of 17th century slave trader edward coats that unrolled it off the harbor colson was commemorative as a philanthropist establishing and funding many schools. other institutions there but a statue has long been a focal point of honor in bristol meanwhile in the capital the american embassy was the focal point of protest today as r.t.c. reports. this is the day of protests in london in the wake of the killing of george floored there are still people arriving to this protest thousands of them outside the u.s. embassy it's a lot calmer than it was yesterday of course those images outside downing street the police today taking a much more hands off approach when it comes to policing this incident we saw yesterday police forces charging into the crowd to try to break them up outside downing street leading to some quite strong images of clashes. that we have seen attempts by the government to discourage these types of protests the health secretary. making reference to the fact that we still do have the coronavirus. going on claiming that there will be a spike as a result

bronze monument of edward cullen stone and stomped on it and then they dragged it to a nearby river and threw it in the statues presence in the city center has long been controversial colson was a member of the royal african company believed to transported thousands from africa to the caribbean and on to the americas is the scene in london where demonstrators wrote again in force in front of the u.s. embassy echoing the chorus of voices demanding an end to systemic racism and police brutality not in baba is covering the protest outside that building in central london. again it's a large crowd here at the u.s. embassy in london people have marched from different meeting points and they converged to show their anger at what's happened to the u.s. but also to repeat slogans which resonate here in great britain figgs like no justice no peace calling for reform of policing methods and reminding people that in this pandemic the number of people who are black and minority ethnic backgrounds who've been victim of covered 19 are far higher than they should be also reminding people that for decades now there have been many deaths of black people in police custody which people say t

. —— edward colson. police chose not to enter the brain.stigation being open. the government has called this a criminal act and this is the leader of the opposition. it shouldn't have been done in that way. completely wrong to pull a statue down like that. but stepping back, that statue should've been brought down...taken down a long time ago. the statue has been the source of controversy for years. there was a plan to put a plaque next to it acknowledging colston‘s role in the slave trade. but that idea was scrapped because of a row over the wording. the mayor of bristol has called the statue "an affront". here's his opinion on what happened on sunday. i am not condoning criminal damage by any stretch of the imagination. we cannot do that. the statue, it would've been better served to take it down through a formal political process, but i think the home secretary's