Past weeks have seen horrific abuses against Palestinians, including having their homes stolen by settlers in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem whilst being beaten by the Israeli police; the burning of Palestinian fields; Palestinian families being attacked in the streets whilst breaking...
The recent appointment of Robin Simcox as the Interim Lead of the Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) by the UK Government is extremely concerning and deeply worrying for Muslim communities in Britain. It risks fragmenting an already fragile relationship between Muslim communities and the UK...
Past weeks have seen horrific abuses against Palestinians, including having their homes stolen by settlers in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem whilst being beaten by the Israeli police; the burning of Palestinian fields; Palestinian families being attacked in the streets whilst breaking their fast;...
Palestinians have suffered decades of abuse at the hands of the Israeli state, which has consistently ignored numerous UN resolutions declaring that Israel continues to breach international law. In this month alone, Palestinians have had their homes stolen by settlers in Sheikh Jarrah in East...
MEND is aware that counter terrorism officers are currently questioning five suspects in West Yorkshire on suspicion of far-right terrorism offences. The arrests reportedly follow the discovery of suspicious material at an address in Keighley. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit has been...
Listen to the Leicestershire PCC Candidates make their pledges at MEND Hustings ahead of elections on the 6th May 2021. 🧭At our PCC hustings, the Labour and Liberal Democrat candidates committed to tackling all forms of hate crimes including Islamophobia. Candidates from all parties were invited...
GET TO KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES, BEFORE CASTING YOUR VOTE 🕴🏼 West Midlands Mayoral candidates discussed their pledges with MEND in partnership with Community Foundation ahead of the election on the 6th May 2021. 🧭 View our Community Meetings, to see the Conservative, Labour and Liberal...
As part of Scotland’s GOAV (Get Out And Vote) campaign we organised a host of husting events across the whole of Scotland. These culminated in a national husting event on Thursday 15th April with all party leaders for the main five political parties in Scotland. Each event was organised with...
A court ruling has found Home Secretary Priti Patel is accountable for failing to ensure that proper investigations took place into deaths occurring in immigration centres, as well as finding three of Patel’s detention policies to be in breach of human rights laws. These rulings come after the...
MEND, Muslim communities, and Palestine activists across the country are deeply concerned by Sir Keir Starmer’s reported decision to withdraw from his scheduled attendance at the Ramadhan Tent Project iftar, allegedly following concerns that one of the organisers retweeted a tweet supporting...
