Local paper, Plymouth Herald, reports that two men have been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated harassment of a man of ‘Middle Eastern appearance’ in Plymouth Hoe last Sunday. The paper reports on the police investigation into the alleged incident in which...
The Daily Mail on Saturday reported on an investigation launched by the Ministry of Defence into alleged links between a serving soldier and the English Defence League. The investigation follows claims published in The Times (£) newspaper of tweets sent by Colour Sergeant Glen Hughes in which he...
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There has been considerable commentary sparked by the Home Secretary’s announcements in TV interviews last week of proposals being considered by Government which would ‘pre-emptively ban’ the circulation of extremist material online and in broadcasting. Theresa May’s reactions came on the...
Trustee of Finsbury Park Mosque, Mohammed Kozbar, in an interview with local paper, Islington Gazette, speaks of a rise in verbal abuse experienced by worshippers at the mosque since the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby last week. Kozbar told the paper: “We have been the subject of attacks. We have...
Seamus Milne in his column in The Guardian yesterday addressed the issue politicians have been eagerly avoiding in the aftermath of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby on the streets of Woolwich last Wednesday: foreign policy. Milne, citing the statements of the PM and Mayor Johnson last week, and the...
The Independent reports on the English Defence League’s plans to organise demonstrations across the country on Saturday 1 June, targeting “at least 30 locations” in localized protests following the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich last Wednesday. The EDL have protested in a number of...
The Daily Mail and local paper, Louth Leader, cover cases of social media abuse and police investigations into inciteful and ‘indecent or grossly offensive messages’ posted online. The Daily Mail reports on the case of Dave Lee who posted a series of messages on Facebook, including posts...
The Daily Mirror reports on the police investigation into Northern Premier League player, Shaun Tuck, 26, after the footballer allegedly posted a series of inflammatory tweets following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby. Tuck is said to have tweeted messages calling for “bomb [ing] and gas[sing]...
The Guardian reports on the various charges that have been brought by the Metropolitan Police against individuals arrested during the English Defence League demonstration in London on Bank Holiday Monday. The paper notes that “Four men have been charged with offences including possession of a...
