** 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 London Evening Standard and the Metro report on the sighting of “racist” mock Pokémon stickers featuring various British Muslims, including the Mayor of London, at bus stops, cashpoints and at tube stations in the capital. The stickers, dubbed ‘Pakémon’ bear a twist on the popular...
The Hull Daily Mail reports on the trial of an Armed Forces officer who is alleged to have told a taxi driver he had “killed P***s in Iraq” before assaulting him. Leon Salter, 26, is on trial at Hull Crown Court charged with criminal damage and racially aggravated grievous bodily harm....
The Exeter Express and Echo reports on the collapse of a trial relating to an incident of alleged racial abuse and assault after the victim failed to attend court to give evidence. Rodney Delicata, 46, was charged with a racially aggravated assault in relation to a “road rage” incident at a...
The Blackpool Gazette reports on the sentencing of a man who smacked a shopkeeper in the face because he “looked at him”. Lee Smith, 26, was on a suspended jail sentence for brandishing knives and swords out of a window when he assaulted Gulamoyhuddin Kaduji, 30, at his Pound Zone shop in...
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...
