Not Welcome: Northern Ireland’s Race Riots | Foreign Correspondent

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Throughout the northern summer anti-immigration protests have taken place across the United Kingdom. But while angry crowds have scuffled with police outside hotels housing asylum seekers, the most shocking confrontations have occurred in Northern Ireland. It's the least diverse region of the UK and racial hate crime is at record levels. This week Foreign Correspondent reporter Barbara Miller travels to the town of Ballymena where some locals are waging a war on migrants, attacking their homes and cars and running them out of town. Ballymena is no stranger to conflict. During the conflict between the Protestants and the Catholics known as the Troubles, Ballymena saw attacks on Catholic homes, schools and churches. Now attention has turned to the Roma community who have moved there in large numbers. In Ballymena there’s speculation paramilitary groups active during the Troubles are behind the mob as hit lists of migrants’ addresses circulate throughout the community. 0:00 The race riots in Ballymena against a backdrop of growing anti migrant sentiment 2:59 Ballymena’s history and community. 4:00 Meet Gary, resident of Ballymena, describes the tension and the protests. 7:01 Gary’s confrontation with the rioters. 9:17 Sian, Local Politician, who worked with police and helping migrants seek refuge from the riots. 11:37 Sian herself soon became a target of riots and needed protection. 12:46 Mitko, who lived and worked in Ballymena, describes the riots and the effects it had on him. 15:13 The rising tensions over migrants, and Ballymena’s traditional divisions. 18:44 Peter, Paramilitary member, denies paramilitary links to the riots. 20:35 Some locals are still protesting to drive out the remaining Roma in Ballymena. 22:55 Ernie and Steven, insist they are just protecting people and are not racist. 24:49 Jim Allister, MP, on how it came to this in Ballymena. 27:50 Where does Ballymena go from here? Foreign Correspondent is the prime-time international public affairs program on Australia's national broadcaster, ABC-TV. We produce half-hour duration in-depth reports for broadcast across the ABC's television channels and digital platforms. Since 1992, our teams have journeyed to more than 170 countries to report on conflict, natural disasters and social and political upheaval – through the eyes of the people at the heart of it all. Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NewsOnABC Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews