** 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,...
Luton Today reports on the arrest of a local man in connection with alleged offences committed during the English Defence League rally in Birmingham at the weekend. Around 30 people protested outside the Manarat Foundation in Sheldon on Saturday afternoon, 25 June. A spokesperson from the...
The Bristol Post reports on an outburst by a former UKIP councillor who told a Muslim local resident “the ‘real’ British public don’t trust your ‘sort’ and we don’t want you in our civilised country”. Former councillor for the Hengrove ward Michael...
The Milford Mercury reports on a suspected racial assault of a man from the United Arab Emirates on Thursday 16 June, the evening of the Euro 2016 Wales vs England football match. The local paper reports Dyfed-Powys police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened at...
Local paper, Bedford Today, reports on a police appeal for witnesses after a victim was subjected to religiously aggravated verbal abuse at an Indian restaurant in Bedford. The local paper states the incident happened at the Thali & Tandoor Restaurant in Castle Lane, Bedford on Sunday, June 12...
South Yorkshire Police have confirmed the arrest of two men in connection with a suspected racially aggravated assault on an Afghan taxi driver in Rotherham in the early hours of Tuesday 14 June. The incident happened in the Swinton area when the 38 year old victim picked up four men outside a...
The Ilford Recorder reports on a dispute that has arisen at a school in Ilford where material by the far right political party Liberty GB has been used in English classes for Year 8 pupils. Headteacher of Oaks Park High School, Steve Wilks, defended the use of the material written by Dr George...
The Metro, Daily Express and Daily Mail all report on the alleged online abuse directed at Muslim Conservative MEP, Sajjad Karim, by a Brexit supporter. The abuse followed Dr Karim’s tweet about a news report in which a young person challenged UKIP leader, Nigel Farage on the EU...
The Times (£) reports on the release of data on Channel referrals in 2015 by the National Police Chiefs Council under a Freedom of information request. The Channel programme is part of the Prevent strategy and entails referrals from various public bodies of individuals suspected of...
The Guardian reports on the resignation of Arabella Arkwright, a board member from the Vote Leave campaign, who resigned after the paper questioned her about anti-Muslim posts on her Twitter page. The paper reports that a number of tweets and retweets were discovered on Ms Arkwright’s page....
The Northern Echo reports that a man who beat up a pizza shop owner after he blamed him for getting his partner the sack has been handed a suspended jail sentence. David Lowes and his partner, Joanne Wigham, stood trial at Teesside Crown Court on charges of racially aggravated assault and criminal...
