# Northern Ireland bans Orange Order march after two-week standoff fuels sectarian tensions

https://mins.news/en/video/94599

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-10 14:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZTl4-spfI

> A controversial Orange Order march in Northern Ireland has been banned. Secretary of State Chris Bryant said neither the Order nor its opponents had reached a compromise. The decision came after a standoff lasting nearly two weeks raised fears of a return to the region’s violent sectarian past.

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