** 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 Aberdeen Press and Journal reports on a teenager who subjected a restaurant worker to a night of “racist torment” forcing him to defend himself with “chilli powder”. Elgin Sheriff Court heard the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sixteen at the time of...
The Evening Times reports on the court appearance of a man who subjected staff at a Turkish barbers shop in Cambuslang, Glasgow, to a “racist tirade” of abuse. Sean Keir, 27, “shouted, swore and uttered threats of violence” towards two employees at Turkish barbers shop,...
The Hereford Times reports on the sentencing of a teenager who racially abused a Turkish takeaway worker in Leominster on 18 September. Jamie Lock, 18, pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated public order offence and a separate public order offence at Herefordshire Magistrates this week. The court...
The Evening Times reports on the community sentence imposed by Glasgow Sheriff Court on a man who smashed the break cover of a fire alarm and racially abused staff at an Indian take-away because they would not allow him to use their phone. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard Liam Evans, 23, committed...
The Huddersfield Examiner reports on a man sentenced for racially abusing staff at a Domino’s Pizza store in Huddersfield town centre and then smearing excrement on the walls of his cell when imprisoned by officers over his conduct. Paul Lynch, 47, went into the Domino’s Pizza store on...
The Liverpool Echo reports in the sentencing of a man who racially abused ticket inspectors at Liverpool Lime Street station in May. Andrew Randall, 38, arrived at Liverpool Lime Street station “2 or 3 minutes” before the 6.48pm Virgin train to London was due to depart. Randall, who was...
The Huddersfield Examiner reports on a fine imposed on a man who racially abused passers-by and shouted “EDL, EDL” and “Allahu Akbar” while high on drink and drugs. Police were called to the Cambridge Hotel in Huddersfield on 19 August upon reports a man was “acting strangely”. Police...
Online news site Derry Now reports on the appearance of anti-Muslim graffiti on the wall of a house in the Bogside area of Londonderry. The words “Oppose Islam Irish patriots” was daubed on the gable wall of a house in Limewood Street in Bogside and later removed by local community activists...
The Kilburn Times reports on a Muslim family that is “living in fear” following a spate of alleged Islamophobic attacks. Bilal Ahmed, 32, spoke to the local paper expressing his concern that his family’s plight and their repeat victimisation was not being taken seriously by the...
The Asian Image and BBC News report on the court appearance of a self-proclaimed “patriot” on trial for two charges of having an explosive substance and two charges of having a document or record which “has information likely to be useful by a person preparing acts of terrorism” for...
