{"id":42956,"date":"2020-06-27T23:04:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T22:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=42956"},"modified":"2020-06-27T23:04:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T22:04:03","slug":"protesters-demand-justice-a-year-after-shukri-abdis-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/06\/27\/protesters-demand-justice-a-year-after-shukri-abdis-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters demand justice a year after Shukri Abdi\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Protesters in Cardiff demand justice on the anniversary of Shukri Abdi\u2019s death\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7SzuuN2K5EQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Protesters in Cardiff demand justice on the anniversary of Shukri Abdi\u2019s death\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7SzuuN2K5EQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>PROTESTERS gathered outside the Senedd in Cardiff Bay to pay tribute to a 12-year-old Somalian refugee who drowned in the River Irwell in Manchester last year. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The protest held in Cardiff joined demonstrations which took place all across the UK, the US and Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Greater Manchester police said that they did not believe there\nwere any suspicious circumstances surrounding her death and called it a \u201ctragic\nincident\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Family of Shukri Abdi claim that she was bullied for months\nat school before she drowned and found it hard to believe she would voluntarily\ngo into the river since she could not swim.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Her family have\nraised serious concerns about the investigations that took place.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, called for a wider investigation into the events\nthat led to that day.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The inquest hearing\nis currently suspended, with no date set as to when it is to be resumed.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>When Shukri\u2019s\nmother was asked by the BBC\u2019s Victoria Derbyshire if she believes the police\nforce treated her differently because they are institutionally racist, she replied\n\u2018yes\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Moving speeches were made by campaigners in front of the Senedd\nand the crowd held five minutes of silence in memory of the young girl.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/manchester-police-justice-for-shukri-abdi\">Change.org<\/a> petition set up shortly after her death currently has over one million signatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROTESTERS gathered outside the Senedd in Cardiff Bay to pay tribute to a 12-year-old Somalian refugee who drowned in the River Irwell in Manchester last year. The protest held in Cardiff joined demonstrations which took place all across the UK, the US and Canada. Greater Manchester police said that they did not believe there were any suspicious circumstances surrounding her death and called it a \u201ctragic incident\u201d. 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