By Nikki Walters, Chair, Southampton Action. This month marks 75 years since the United Nations adopted the Refugee Convention – a promise that people forced to flee war, persecution and violence would be offered protection, dignity and hope. Seventy-five years later, that promise is as important as ever. Southampton...
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Cheers from the gallery as Southampton Reform councillor withdraws flag banning motion
By Sally Churchward. Additional reporting by Joy McKay. Image: Orlagh Scorey Auckland. Cheers and claps rung out in a Southampton City Council meeting this afternoon when Reform councillor Philip Crook withdrew a controversial motion to ban all flags except the Union Jack, St George Cross and Southampton City flags...
Unity in the Community march was a musical celebration of refugees in Southampton
Words: Sally Churchward. Images: Chris Moorhouse. Sunday afternoon’s Unity in the Community – Refugee Celebration March saw some 50 to 60 people march in the blazing sunshine from Southampton’s Civic Centre to Mayflower Park. It was a joyous, musical celebration of the resilience of refugees and asylum-seekers and a...
March and counter-demonstration in Southampton go off peacefully
After the violent scenes on the streets of Southampton at a demonstration following the verdict in trial of Henry Nowak’s murder, the huge police presence on the streets of Portswood and beyond yesterday (20/6/26) was unsurprising. And it was a relief that the UKIP/Southampton Patriots vigil and march and...
Anti-asylum seeker hotel protest and anti-racism counter demonstrators returned to Southampton last night
Anti-racist demonstrators and anti-asylum seeker protesters faced off across Highfield Lane again last night in hostile scenes that have become all too familiar to local residents (17/6/26). Anti-asylum seeker demonstrations and counter-demonstrations coordinated by Southampton Stand Up To Racism became a weekly feature of the Portswood street from summer...
Anti-racist community unity demonstration planned for Southampton this weekend
Picture shows anti-racism demonstrators in Southampton in October 2025. Southampton anti-racist and community groups are holding a demonstration calling for community unity this weekend. A counter-demonstration organised by one of the groups, Southampton Stand Up To Racism, is also being held on Wednesday evening (17/6/26). Both events will be...
Southampton anti-racist group call emergency counter-demonstration in Portswood tonight
Anti-racism group, Southampton Stand Up To Racism, has called an emergency counter-demonstration in Portswood, Southampton, this evening, from 5.45pm. It is being held in response to an anti-immigration group resuming protesting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers, placed there by the Home Office. For almost a year anti-immigration protesters...
International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia protest march in Southampton this weekend
On Sunday the 17th May 2026, Trans Pride Southampton will host a protest march for the whole LGBTQIA+ community for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHBT). The march will start assembling in Watts Park at 11am, to start the march at around 12pm. The march will proceed...
Peace Protest for Palestine held in Southampton yesterday
By Rachel Jones @HMP_SHE On Saturday a small but passionate group gathered in Southampton Guildhall square for a protest organised by the local branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (18/4/26). Around 30 people attended, representing a wide range of ages. Though modest in number, the group demonstrated a strong sense...
Southampton police issue a statement about ongoing anti-asylum seeker demonstrations and counter protests
Ahead of an anticipated further anti-asylum seeker protest and community unity demonstration tomorrow (3/4/26), Superintendent Alex Charge, District Commander for Southampton police, has made a statement on the ongoing demonstrations, which have been taking place since early summer last year. In a statement posted today (2/4/26) on social media,...