More than a hundred people gathered in Nottingham's Old Market Square calling for the release of Nottinghamshire man Aiden Aslin, fellow Briton Shaun Pinner and Moroccan national Saadoun Brahim. The three men were sentenced to death after being captured fighting for Ukrainian forces.
Family of Aiden Aslin were in attendance at the protest on Sunday, June 26, and his grandma Pam Hall was one of the speakers, as well as Labour MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome. The protest was organised by the Nottingham Solidarity with Ukraine Campaign to help people stand together in solidarity with the families of Aiden, Shaun and Saadoun, as well as others currently helping in Ukraine.
One of the organisers of the protest, Tim Porter, said: "The event today is about showing support for Aiden's family and trying to raise awareness and to push the UK government to take some kind of action." He referred to the Government's plans to support Ukraine officials, and said: "Ukraine has its own problems right now and these are British citizens and they deserve the protection of the British government."
