A list of addresses of houses in multiple occupation where immigrants reside has been shared on social media across Belfast, deepening fear among minority ethnic communities following two nights of disorder.

The properties are spread across dozens of streets. Joseph, an interpreter from Eritrea who lives on the same road as a listed address, said he believed his home was targeted. He had previously felt safe in the city but is now planning to leave. Solomon, also from Eritrea and employed by a manufacturing company, missed work because he feared for his safety and said he too will relocate.

Paul Doherty, who runs a community solidarity hub in south Belfast, said a mother arrived at the centre on Wednesday night with her three children, all crying after discovering their home was on the list. The children had seen the post and did not want to return. Doherty said neighbours have been quietly checking on each other.

The list surfaced after violence erupted earlier in the week. On Tuesday, a supermarket in a majority-loyalist area was set alight. Mohammed, a Syrian national who manages the shop, said his stock was destroyed and his children have been too frightened to attend school. He intends to leave Northern Ireland. Sultan, whose family owns the business, described watching it burn on television as difficult, saying it felt bad to see the family business gone.

Also on Tuesday, Kfloum Tekly Kassa was evacuated from his flat above the parade of shops along with his wife and their two-month-old daughter. They have lived in Belfast for almost four years and are now afraid.

On Wednesday, a mob attempted to attack a hotel housing asylum seekers but was blocked by police, leading to clashes in a nearby residential street.

Kashif Akram of the Belfast Islamic Centre said racist incidents have been anticipated each summer since August 2024. He recounted how someone threw an incendiary device through a window near the centre last year. Akram argued that far-right politicians have legitimised anti-immigrant violence.

Tim Magowan, executive director of the 174 Trust, said racist incidents last year reached their highest recorded level and now exceed sectarian incidents. The charity suspended its refugee English class on Tuesday, and displaced families have been using its clothes bank. Magowan highlighted that only about three percent of residents are people of colour, and a culture of division has fostered psychologically defended mindsets.