** 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,...
BBC News reports on the launch of a report commissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, Jeff Cuthbert, and carried out by Race Council Cymru which shows BME communities in Gwent “regularly” experience hate crime but are failing to report them to the police. The 10 month...
The Mirror reports on an alleged incident on the replacement train bus service between Newport and Cwmbran in which a man attempting to rebuke a Muslim woman for speaking in a foreign language is left red-faced when he is corrected by another passenger. Tom Bradbury posted details of the incident...
The Nottingham Post report on an investigation into a social media post appearing on the Notts Casual Infidels Facebook page linking to the murder of Labour MP, Jo Cox. The post appeared on the far right group’s Facebook page alongside a link to a Guardian article about the MP’s demise...
BBC News and STV News report on the court appearance of a man who went on a rampage inside a Dundee mosque headbutting frames holding Islamic prayers and smashing a cabinet containing copies of the Qur’an. Donald Skene, 38, appeared before Dundee Sheriff Court in connection with the incident...
The Sun reports on a police appeal for witnesses after a 28 year old Muslim female in hijab was verbally abused in a Wilko store in Portsmouth town centre. The incident happened at the Wilko store on Arundel Street at around 11am on 2 June. The man, described as white, aged between late 30s to...
The Northern Echo reports on a written warning issued to a Cleveland police officer following a dispute with a Muslim colleague which was alleged to have been racially motivated. The paper reports Police Constable Tracy Houldey appeared at a disciplinary hearing on Monday accused of...
The Bromsgrove Advertiser reports on a Muslim family in Kidderminster who have been left “terrified” after a pig’s head and trotters were dumped in their back garden. The paper reports that the family, who want to remain anonymous, have children under school age and are...
The Oxford Mail reports on the trial of a brother and sister accused of assaulting and racially abusing a Muslim taxi driver in Oxford earlier this year. Damian Longhurst, 24, and his sister, Deryn Longhurst, 21, appeared before Oxford Magistrates court this week. The court heard that the siblings...
The Hull Daily Mail reports on a police investigation into a possible link between an incident of racial abuse outside a Hull mosque and the alleged assault of four young people on 16 June. The paper reports that police were alerted to an incident of racial abuse outside a mosque in the Avenues...
The Grantham Journal reports on a fine imposed on a young man who abused a taxi driver claiming he was refused a ride because the driver was “a f****** Muslim”. Jordan Doyle, 22, appeared before Grantham Magistrates Court charged with a racially aggravated public order offence. The...
