** 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, The Independent, Guardian, and Daily Telegraph have all reported on new interim guidelines published by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, addressing the prosecution of communications sent via social media. The move comes after a significant rise in the number of cases...
BBC News, the Guardian, Daily Telegraph and The Independent have all reported on the conclusions of the Commission of the Bill of Rights which was set up by the coalition government to consider whether the Human Rights Act should be superseded by a British Bill of Rights. The Guardian describes the...
Newcastle’s Evening Chronicle reports that the English Defence League is planning to hold a demonstration in the city next year in protest of the council’s recent approval of plans to convert Benwell Towers- used in the popular BBC TV series, Byker Grove, into an Islamic school. The EDL last...
The Guardian, Independent, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail have all reported on the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) press release criticising the lack of religious equality in the new gay marriage legislation proposed by the Government. The legislation, which will allow same sex couples to legally...
BBC News reports that a man who threw a sword at three Muslim men as they escaped a burning building has been jailed for almost two years. The man, who abused the trio with the taunts ‘I will kill you all’ and ‘Muslim bastards,’ admitted charges of acting in a racially...
BBC News, the Guardian, the Independent and the Daily Mail all report on the findings of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal investigating the British doctor who attended to the Iraqi detainee, Baha Mousa. Mousa died in 2003 with 93 injuries to his body whilst in British custody. The Medical...
The Cambridge News reports that the far right English Defence League is to plan a march in the city early next year. The protest, planned for 23rd February, follows a previous EDL demo in Cambridge in July 2011 when it protested against plans for a mosque. According to the report, over 670 officers...
Hilary Aked has written a more detailed article for Open Democracy picking up on the topic of a recent post on Spinwatch, the BBC and the longstanding debate about its pro-Israeli bias. Aked argues that claims leveled by both sides of perceived BBC bias cannot be right but there does exist an...
The Leicester Mercury reports that a local councillor who distributed leaflets which criticised Muslims and made derogatory remarks about other cultures cannot be compelled undertake equality training. Councillor Graham Partner, who was elected to the Coalville ward in Leicestershire as a BNP...
The Home Office has published the latest statistics on the operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000. The data looks at arrests, outcomes and stops & searches conducted under the Terrorism Act. Some of the key statistics are summarised below: Terrorism arrests and outcomes •...
