In England, more than a thousand people took to the streets to protest the actions of the police. The protest in Southampton followed the release of video footage showing police trying to arrest injured 18-year-old student Henry Novak. This was reported by Sky News on Tuesday, June 2.
The demonstrators marched to the scene and threw stones and bottles at the police. In December 2025, Vikram Dhigwa, a member of the Sikh community, stabbed Novak six times and then called police, claiming the attack was racially motivated. Arriving police tried to arrest Novak, and doctors quickly declared him dead.
On June 1, Degua was sentenced to life imprisonment. Body camera footage released on June 2 showed officers trying to handcuff the wounded student, ignoring his reports of pain and difficulty breathing. The statement said that the police apologized, and one of the officers resigned. message.
In February, about 350 people held a protest in Cherkasy, demanding an objective investigation into the events of 27 January, when four police officers and a former soldier in the Ukrainian armed forces were killed in an exchange of fire.