** 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 Bristol Post reports on the upcoming court appearance of four men charged with religiously aggravated public order offences after being arrested in July by Avon and Somerset Police over their anti-Muslim public sermons. The four street preachers, who have not been named, were arrested in...
The Express and Echo reports on the outcome of a hate crime trial involving a woman who racially abused a taxi driver calling him “f***ing Paki” and accusing him of being a “member of Isis.” Laura Casey, 42, stood trial at Exeter Crown Court last week for racially aggravated threatening...
The Herald Scotland reports on the apology advanced by a former SNP MSP, Dave Thompson, who responded to a tweet by Labour MSP, Anas Sarwar, detailing the anti-Muslim abuse he had received following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election with the message “You reap...
The Stroud News and Journal reports on the suspension of a Conservative councillor and former chairman of Stroud District Council following the discovery of an anti-Muslim post on his Facebook page. The local paper reports on the investigation launched by the Conservative Party after the post,...
The Daily Star reports on the forthcoming court appearance of Britain First leader, Paul Golding, on charges of breaching a court order banning him from entering any mosque in England and Wales for three years. Bedfordshire Police, who are taking legal action against the far-right group...
The Wisbech Standard reports on the court appearance of a teenager on charges of racially aggravated harassment after he used words “referencing religion” to racially abuse a driver. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was being driven with a companion to Wisbech to do some...
BBC News reports on a television documentary to be broadcast on BBC1 Scotland tonight which uncovers the sale of anti-Islamic and neo-Nazi merchandise by a military charity. 1st Knight, which provides respite breaks for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, was discovered to be...
The Gazette reports on a court case before Teesside magistrates’ court where an offender “dodged jail” after being found guilty of racially aggravated assault on a taxi driver in Middlesbrough. Christopher Brown, 36, was charged with racially abusing a taxi driver and assaulting him after a...
The North West Evening Mail reports on the upcoming court appearance of a woman charged with a racially aggravated public order offence for allegedly hurling racist abuse at takeaway worker Ali Ozmus. Esha Louise Doherty, 25, is accused of abusing Mr Ozmus at the Hot Potato takeaway shop in Barrow...
The Hull Daily Mail reports on the sentencing of a man who verbally abused a group of people of ‘Iraqi or Iranian’ appearance in a public park and spat at a police officer who attended the scene. Dale Kershaw appeared before Hull magistrates’ court last month in connection...
