RIOTESRS gathered outside the Bruce Hotel in East Kilbride yesterday as anti-immigration disorder continues to spread across Scotland.
Demonstrators arrived at the entrance on Cornwall Street shortly after 7pm, with images showing protesters wrapped in Union flags standing just yards from the doors as police officers formed a line outside the hotel.
Hotel staff and guests looked on from inside as officers monitored the group.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a group gathered on Cornwall Street in East Kilbride during the evening of Thursday, 11 June, 2026.
“Officers attended and the group later dispersed. No arrests were made.”
The East Kilbride gathering came days after violent racist disorder in Glasgow city centre, where hundreds of marchers flooded the streets on Tuesday night and attacked people of colour “because of the colour of their skin”, leaving three members of the public and two officers injured.
The unrest in Scotland followed a stabbing in north Belfast on Monday night, after which homes and vehicles were set ablaze and Sudanese man Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared in court charged with attacking 44‑year‑old Stephen Ogilvie.
First Minister John Swinney condemned the “unacceptable” scenes and urged people not to return to the streets for a second night, saying: “No one should be made to feel scared in a place they call home, and the actions of those involved do not reflect Scotland’s values.”
In response, campaign group Stand Up to Racism has called an anti‑racism rally at the Buchanan Steps in Glasgow on Saturday at 1pm, urging people to “reclaim our streets” and show that the far right is a minority in the city.
A statement from the group said: “They claim to be the majority, but we know that's not true.
“Join us at Buchanan Steps on Saturday, 1pm to reclaim our streets for the anti‑racist majority and that we say no to the far right!!”
