Ireland: Annual Bloody Sunday March in Derry
Featured image: Thousands of people marching in Derry on the 28th of January, 2024, in commemoration of the Bloody Sunday massacre. Source: Derry Journal / George Sweeney
Last Sunday, the 52nd anniversary of the Bloody Sunday massacre was commemorated in Derry, Ireland. Several thousands of people from across the country are reported to have participated in this year’s march.
On Sunday the 30th of January, 1972, soldiers of British imperialism opened fire at unarmed Irish protesters. 26 protesters were shot, 14 of them were murdered, by the occupying soldiers. More protesters were injured by shrapnel or rubber bullets, or by being beaten with batons. Two people were run down by vehicles of the British Army.
Anti Imperialist Action Ireland (AIA Ireland) participated in the march, which followed the route of the Original Bloody Sunday demonstration in 1972.
The march is also reported to have linked the struggle of the Irish people to the struggle of the people of Palestine and the current genocide that is being carried out against them by the State of Israel. Palestinian flags were seen all over the march.
AIA Ireland has also shared a video of the British occupying forces in the streets of Derry on the 30th of January, exactly 52 years after the Bloody Sunday massacre.
