On January 18, a group of South Asian youth from the Malayali community were targeted and attacked in Victoria Park. This racist violence seriously injured four of them, including one suffering a critical eye injury. They are workers in the London community, having recently graduated as international students from local post-secondary education.
The London Police didn’t release a media statement for public safety.
Only days after the attacks, upon seeing statements by London Malayali cultural groups raising community safety concerns, did anyone from the wider community respond.
Both the racist attacks and the following silence are symptoms of anti-immigrant racism.
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The Rise of Anti-Immigrant Racism Led to Violent Attacks and Silence in London Community
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