{"id":15441,"date":"2014-09-27T20:13:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-27T19:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=15441"},"modified":"2014-09-27T20:15:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-27T19:15:28","slug":"kurdish-activists-protest-against-isis-in-oxford-circus-london-sat-27th-sept-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/kurdish-activists-protest-against-isis-in-oxford-circus-london-sat-27th-sept-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Sat 27th Sept 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/kurds-protest-against-isis-01.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Saturday 27th Sept 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Part of the busy Oxford Street junction with Regent Street was gridlocked this afternoon as Kurdish demonstrators protested against\u00a0the Islamic State (ISIS).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/kurds-protest-against-isis-02.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Saturday 27th Sept 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is one of many actions that have taken place recently\u00a0around London. The <a href=\"http:\/\/rt.com\/uk\/189656-britain-isis-protest-london\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ruptly website<\/a> covered an earlier protest in Trafalgar Square, and offered this background on their actions:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The activists, many of whom are Iraqi Kurds, accused the British government of supporting the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) by providing training and arms to Syrian rebels, many of whom are affiliated with the terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p>Marching on Trafalgar Square, the group chanted <em>\u2018Down with ISIS!\u2019<\/em> and <em>\u2018Wake up, UK!\u2019<\/em> They also criticized the British government\u2019s close ties with Saudi Arabia, who they say are the primary funders of the Islamic State.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/kurds-protest-against-isis-03.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Saturday 27th Sept 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/kurds-protest-against-isis-04.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Saturday 27th Sept 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/kurds-protest-against-isis-05.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Saturday 27th Sept 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/kurds-protest-against-isis-06.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Saturday 27th Sept 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/kurds-protest-against-isis-07.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Saturday 27th Sept 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/kurds-protest-against-isis-08.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Saturday 27th Sept 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/kurds-protest-against-isis-09.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Saturday 27th Sept 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/kurds-protest-against-isis-10.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Saturday 27th Sept 2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Discuss this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/kurdish-activists-protest-against-isis-in-oxford-circus.327762\/\" target=\"_blank\">on the urban75 forums<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of the busy Oxford Street junction with Regent Street was gridlocked this afternoon as Kurdish demonstrators protested against\u00a0the Islamic State 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