** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Rights group Muslim Engagement & Development (MEND) have launched a new report The Great Debunk: Challenging Islamophobic Conspiracy Theories, which examines how false narratives about Muslims once limited to the far-right fringes have entered mainstream political,...
The Yorkshire Post reports on revelations by Dewsbury and Mirfield MP Paula Sherriff about anti-Muslim leaflets circulating in West Yorkshire allegedly from the British National Party and accusing former MP for Batley and Spen, Jo Cox, of “misguided action” for helping Muslims. Jo Cox was...
The London Evening Standard reports on the arrest of a 41 year old male in connection with “extreme” Islamophobic, right wing and anti-Semitic posts on social media. The paper reports that officers from Scotland Yard’s Crime Disruption Unit, within the force’s Counter Terrorism...
The Leicester Mercury reports that two banners displaying details about the city’s Eid prayers and festival in Victoria Park have been defaced with racist graffiti. The paper reports that officers received a call from a member of the public at around 7.30am this morning, 29 June, informing...
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 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 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...
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 Metro, The Guardian and the London Evening Standard all report on the spike in racist incidents and hate crimes logged since the EU referendum vote result was announced on Friday 24 June. The social media page, PostRefRacism, has garnered a number of incidents of racist abuse, threats and...
The Sunderland Echo reports on the sentencing of a woman who draped a Union Jack flag bearing a Nazi swastika and the words “White power” and “Muslims Out” onto railings by the entrance of Thornhill primary school in October 2015. Heidi Sawicki, 25, draped the flag over the school railings...
The Daily Record reports on the court appearance of a man who verbally abused a Muslim toddler as he played in the garden of his uncle’s house in Carmyle, Glasgow in April. Two year old Muhammad Sudais was adopted by his uncle after losing both his parents and younger brother in a gas explosion...
