The Croydon Advertiser reports on advice issued by the Muslim Association of Croydon telling Muslims to report hate crime after incidents of racist abuse directed at Muslim women in the south London borough. Ashfaq Arain, general secretary of the Muslim Association of Croydon said there has...
The Burnley Express reports on the court appearance of a man who repeatedly abused a police officer and engaged in a drunken rant about Ramadan while being led away by police, offending local Pakistani residents in Burnley. Ryan Gordon, 25, admitted racially aggravated harassment/ alarm/ distress...
The Liverpool Echo and The Mirror report on the jailing of two brothers who racially abused a man and threatened him with a knife in front of his seven year old daughter. Liverpool Crown Court heard the incident happened on 6 May 2016 outside Netherton Park Neighbourhood Centre in Bootle,...
The Labour Party today published the report by the Shami Chakrabarti Inquiry into anti-semitism, racism and Islamophobia. The Inquiry, which was launched last month, set out to consult with Muslim, Jewish and other minority communities and Labour party members in order to establish a statement of...
The Birmingham Mail reports on “vile” Islamophobic leaflets which have been delivered to properties in Aston in Birmingham this week. The MP for Ladywood, Shabana Mahmood, described the leaflets as “vile and a disgusting piece of literature designed to frighten the people in my constituency...
BBC News and the Daily Echo report on the cancellation of an Eid festival in Southampton after reports about two far right groups planning a protest in the city this weekend surfaced. The British Bangladeshi Cultural Academy had organised an event to mark Eid ul-Fitr in the city’s East Park...
The Irish Times reports on a number racist incidents in Northern Ireland following the EU referendum result on Friday. The paper notes several cases of abuse and criminal damage with houses daubed with far right insignia such as swastikas and ‘C18’ (Combat 18). A member of Amnesty...
The Lincolnshire Echo reports on trial proceedings in the case of man accused of beating up a Muslim with his walking stick at a medical centre in Lincoln. Gareth Dominic Williams, 47, was charged with racially aggravated assault and assaultby beating in connection with the incident which...
The Daily Star and Mirror report on the court appearance of a man arrested on Saturday during an English Defence League rally in Birmingham. Thomas Johnstone, 29, was among 30 EDL supporters who protested outside the Manarat Foundation in Sheldon, Birmingham over planning permission to...
The Birmingham Mail and Metro report on a petrol bomb attack on a halal butcher’s shop in Walsall yesterday. A bottle containing an “accelerant” was thrown inside the Kashmir Meat and Poultry shop in Wednesbury Road, Walsall at around 5.25pm on Monday, 27 June. The fire has caused serious...
