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People in paramilitary-style uniform lead parade

BBC Shows men and women in black tops, khaki trousers, dark sunglasses and face coverings marching and carrying flags.BBC
Masked men and women in paramilitary-style uniforms lead the dissident republican parade through the Creggan area of Derry

Around 50 men and women in paramilitary-style uniforms are leading a dissident republican Easter Rising commemoration in Londonderry.

It is in direct contravention of a ruling by the Parades Commission that no paramilitary-style clothing was to be worn during the parade.

The commission also said flags relating to a proscribed organisation were not to be displayed.

The police are monitoring the parade, attended by several hundred people, as it makes its way from Creggan to Free Derry Corner in the Bogside on Monday.

Shows people in black berets, face coverings, black tops, khaki trousers and black boots and black gloves marching on road followed by supporters
The Parades Commission had said that no paramilitary-style clothing should be worn at the Derry parade

Participants have also been told they should comply with the directions of the police.

It is the first time in three years that the organisers have asked for permission to stage the event, which has been marred by violence in the past.

Last year, petrol bombers attacked journalists and set a number of vehicles on fire.

The Parades Commission said it noted that, historically, there had been serious criminal offending associated with this parade.

It is organised by the National Republican Commemoration Committee, which organises events on behalf of the anti-agreement republican party, Saoradh.

In the past, the police have linked the party to the New IRA.

Several bands are accompanying the marchers who are led by a group of people in paramilitary-style uniforms with black berets and dark sunglasses as well as face coverings.

They are carrying tricolours and other emblems supporting dissident republicanism.