In Pictures: Thousands of people march against racism one week on since alleged anti-Muslim murder bids

Thousands of people joined an anti-racism march in Leith on Saturday, which was organised in response to a series of alleged anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh.

The Reclaim Our Streets rally brought together residents, community groups, politicians and trade unions to condemn the alleged attacks and stand against far-right forces in British politics.

Event organisers said 5,000 turned out for the march on Saturday afternoon. Demonstrators stopped for a one minute’s silence on Leith Walk to pay respect to the victims of last week’s attacks.

The march was supported by several trade unions, as well as the Muslim Council of Scotland, the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign and celebrities including Frankie Boyle, Irvine Welsh and Young Fathers.

Speakers included Talat Yaqoob, of Women Against the Far Right Scotland, and human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar, who was one of the organisers of the march.

After the protest, a spokesperson for Stand Up to Racism Scotland said: “We are proud of our role in organising and mobilising a mass response to the racist stabbings in Leith and Edinburgh - and all the 5,000 people who took to the streets should join us in feeling proud.

“One of the slogans of our movement is 'an injury to one is an injury to all' - and today we showed that's not just a slogan. We sent a strong message to fascist and racist thugs that if they come after our workmates, neighbours and friends, we will respond - and we will do in our 1000s.”

They continued: “For every racist, there are many more of us prepared to respond to their violence. We are going to fight together to oppose the far right - and we will fight together for real change.”