** 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,...
There is coverage of the English Defence League protest in Newcastle on Saturday 25 in the Independent on Sunday, and on BBC News and ITV. The demonstration, which was announced last week, relates to the approval last December by Newcastle City Council of plans submitted by a local Muslim...
The Bolton News reports that a man has been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after allegedly posting offensive comments on Facebook. The comments were allegedly made in reaction to the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south London, on Wednesday. Morris Green, 33, was arrested...
BBC News and local papers, Milton Keynes Citizen and MK News, report on the suspected arson attack on the Zainabia Islamic Centre, also known as Granby mosque, in Milton Keynes on Thursday night. A bottle containing flammable liquid was thrown onto the roof of the mosque and luckily put out by...
The Guardian on Saturday, in an article by Ian Cobain, covered the judgment delivered on Friday by the High Court in a case brought by lawyers acting for Iraqi families alleging abuse and mistreatment by British forces in Iraq between 2003-2009. Cobain, author of a recent book on Britain’s...
Local paper, Western Gazette, reports on a further suspected revenge attack after a mosque in Parkstone, Dorset had its windows smashed. The Dorset Islamic Cultural Association, which was empty at the time of the attack, had four of its windows smashed by vandals. ITV News reports that two men...
Local paper, Grimsby Telegraph, reports on the arrest of 11 teenagers after a mosque and a number of cars were damaged. The teenagers, who were at a party at the time, were arrested after police were called to the area. Neighbourhood Policing Chief, Inspector Will Jenkins, said: “We arrested...
Local paper, Newham Recorder, reports on a hate crime incident in east London. Two men entered the Dixy Chicken shop on Green Street, Upton Park and shouted “You killed one of our soldiers, we’ll kill you” before smashing the doors of the shop. Shop owner, Shabbir, who took over running the...
EU Observer covers the annual report released yesterday by Amnesty International on the state of human rights around the world. The news site notes the human rights abuses against ethnic minorities and refugees in certain EU member states, the abuse of Roma people in recent months and the threat of...
The Independent reports on the arrest of two men ‘on suspicion of inciting racial or religious hatred’ after comments posted on social networking sites were brought to the attention of Bristol police. Detective Inspector Ed Yaxley said: “On Wednesday evening, we were contacted by people...
Local news portal, This is Local London, reports on graffiti painted onto a footbridge at Mitcham Junction station in south London in what appears to be another revenge attack. “Hell 2 Muslims. EDL!” was painted onto the station bridge. The news site reports that Merton Council was alerted to...
