{"id":346394,"date":"2017-08-20T11:33:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T11:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=346394"},"modified":"2017-08-20T11:33:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T11:33:18","slug":"boston-march-against-right-wing-rally-draws-thousands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/boston-march-against-right-wing-rally-draws-thousands\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston march against right-wing rally draws thousands"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tens of thousands of anti-racism protesters have opposed the “Free Speech” rally in the US city of Boston that featured right-wing speakers.<\/p>\n
The rally on Boston Common, which attracted only a small crowd, disbanded early and the participants were escorted out by police.<\/p>\n
The organisers had said they would not give a platform to racism or bigotry.<\/p>\n
Tensions are high after violent demonstrations\u00a0in Charlottesville, Virginia\u00a0last weekend turned deadly.<\/p>\n
The Boston Herald reported that up to 30,000 people attended the protest. Demonstrators had gathered at a Boston sports centre and then marched en masse to the common.<\/p>\n
Those at the conservative rally were confined to the bandstand area on Boston Common. Crowds of anti-racism protesters surrounded the bandstand but were kept some distance away.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of police were deployed and clashes broke out later between some police and anti-rally protesters.<\/p>\n