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On the ground in the Belfast riots

6/12/202627 min

The Guardian reporter Hannah Al-Othman on the anti-immigrant rioting in Northern Ireland and the residents afraid for their lives. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Told To Wear Uniforms
‘We Are Not Illegal’
Daughter Says ‘Let’s Leave’

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:00

    This is The Guardian.

  2. Helen Pidd· Host0:01

    [gentle music] Today, under siege in Belfast, the immigrant communities fearing for their lives. [gentle music] Former politics reporter Jane Coaston is now hosting Crooked Media's daily news podcast, What a Day, five days a week. With stories constantly flooding your for you page, it's hard to separate what matters from all the noise. That's why every weekday, Jane and the What a Day team scour the biggest headlines and bring you the stories that matter most to your life, all in just 20 minutes. Listen to What a Day wherever you get your podcast, or subscribe to What a Day on YouTube for the video version. [gentle music] On Tuesday evening, Sumaya and Stella, two housemates from Uganda, were at home in West Belfast when they heard some noise outside.

  3. Hannah Al-Othman1:12

    They were in their house, and basically they saw some of the violence beginning.

  4. Helen Pidd· Host1:18

    The women are care workers, but they're also students. Sumaya is studying adult health at a local college, and Stella is doing an MBA at Ulster University. They told their story to Guardian reporter

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