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AFP, NEW YORK: From London and Paris to New York and Washington, thousands of people took to the streets to protest US President Donald Trump\u2019s travel ban amid a fierce legal battle over the order.<\/p>\nAFP, NEW YORK: From London and Paris to New York and Washington, thousands of people took to the streets to protest US President Donald Trump\u2019s travel ban amid a fierce legal battle over the order.<\/p>\n
The biggest demonstration by far on Saturday took place in the British capital, where an estimated 10,000 people turned out, chanting \u201cTheresa May: Shame on You\u201d to denounce the British prime minister\u2019s support for the new US leader.<\/p>\n
Brandishing placards declaring \u201cNo to scapegoating Muslims\u201d and \u201cSocialism not Trumpism,\u201d the protesters marched from the US embassy toward May\u2019s Downing Street office.<\/p>\n
In an executive order issued on January 27, Trump slapped a blanket ban on nationals of seven mainly Muslim countries\u2014Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen\u2014barring their entry to the United States for 90 days.<\/p>\n
Refugees were also barred from entry for 120 days, except those from Syria, who were blocked indefinitely.<\/p>\n
On Friday, a US federal judge temporarily suspended the ban, a move which the Republican president vowed to fight.<\/p>\n
Late Saturday, the Justice Department appealed the block on the travel ban but a federal appeals court rejected any immediate move to reinstate it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll win. For the safety of the country, we\u2019ll win,\u201d Trump told reporters ahead of the appeals court decision.<\/p>\n
About 3,000 people demonstrated in Trump\u2019s hometown of New York where protests against the property magnate-turned-world leader take place almost daily.<\/p>\n
Activists and supporters gathered outside the Stonewall Inn, a landmark of the gay rights movement in Greenwich Village, to show support for Muslims and others affected by Trump\u2019s immigration order.<\/p>\n
Democratic Senate minority leader Charles Schumer led the crowd\u2014which carried rainbow flags and Americans flags\u2014in cheers of \u201cDump Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Washington, hundreds marched from the White House to Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n
\u201cDonald, Donald can\u2019t you see, we don\u2019t want you in DC,\u201d chanted the demonstrators in the largely Democratic-leaning US capital.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was born and raised here and for the first time in my life, I don\u2019t feel safe,\u201d said Abu Bakkar, 26, whose parents are originally from Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The Department of Defense consultant said the new president \u201chas revealed hate that\u2019s been underground for so long. He has divided one of the greatest countries in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
At least 2,000 people marched near Trump\u2019s Florida golf club as the president and First Lady Melania Trump attended a Red Cross gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, my father fought World War II,\u201d protestor Rob Resaid said. \u201cFor years and years, so many people fought for freedom in this country and now it\u2019s being taken away.\u201d
\n\u201cWe have to stand now before all of our rights are taken away, before we become the pariah of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Britain, more than 1.8 million people have signed a petition saying Trump should not be afforded a formal state visit because it would embarrass Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to bring this capital to a halt on the day he comes over. We are going to make it impossible for him to have a state visit,\u201d Chris Nineham, vice-chair of the Stop the War Coalition, told AFP.<\/p>\n
The Guardian newspaper said around 10,000 people attended the London protest, while organizers claimed 40,000.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in Europe, about 1,000 people turned out in both Paris and Berlin, while smaller gatherings of several hundred people took place in provincial British cities including Manchester and Birmingham.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are here to say we don\u2019t accept hate,\u201d said 20-year-old American Michael Jacobs, co-organizer of the Paris rally, surrounded by signs saying \u201cRefugees are welcome!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AFP, NEW YORK: From London and Paris to New York and Washington, thousands of people took to the streets to protest US President Donald Trump\u2019s travel ban amid a fierce legal battle over the order. The biggest demonstration by far on Saturday took place in the British capital, where an estimated 10,000 people turned out, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":30435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n