The Guardian and Daily Telegraph have both reported on the killing of four teenage boys in a village in Afghanistan during an operation allegedly led by British forces. Lawyers working for the victims’ families have written to the Ministry of Defence calling for an investigation into the...
The Guardian has published details of a memo sent to national newspaper editors following their meeting last week to draft industry proposals on Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations regarding press reform. Whilst it has been reported that editors have backed the majority of the recommendations,...
BBC News, the Guardian, Daily Mail and Daily Express have all reported on the findings of a report on Children and Young People in Custody, published jointly by the HM Inspectorate of Prisons and the Youth Justice Board. The findings are based on a survey of 926 young men and 25 young women in...
1. Assaults or attacks on persons of Muslim Background Woman jailed over racist assault in Glasgow play park, BBC News, 31st December 2012 EDL supporters plead guilty to racist offences following protest, Islamophobia Watch, 10th December 2012 Thug, 34, admits punching 16-year-old girl unconscious...
The Times (£) has reported on a session held in Parliament by the Home Affairs Select Committee on Localised Child Grooming, in which a reporter at The Times, Andrew Norfolk, accused the police, CPS and social services of being afraid of ‘treading into this cultural minefield’ and...
There is widespread media coverage today – see BBC News, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express and The Independent – on Newham Council’s decision to reject the planning application for the Riverine Centre, what some in the media have dubbed the ‘mega-mosque’....
Geoffrey Bindman QC, barrister and chair of the British Institute of Human Rights, writes a comment piece for OpenDemocracy in which he sets out the numerous reasons why Britain’s extradition laws are in need of reform. He addresses, amongst other things, the US’s advantage under the extant law...
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has issued a press release on its complaint concerning a Radio 4 broadcast and the BBC Trust’s ruling on the case. PSC complained that a news bulletin broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012 on protests held during the Israeli Habima Theatre group’s...
A public consultation on the government’s controversial Schedule 7 stop and search powers which are used at British ports, airports and other borders, closes tomorrow. As you may be aware, Schedule 7 powers have had a disproportionate impact on the Muslim community and this opportunity to raise...
The Sunderland Echo reports on the arrest of two men over the weekend following a protest by the English Defence League against plans to turn a pub into a Muslim education centre in the village of Shotton Colliery in County Durham. The newspaper states that around 200 protesters turned out for the...
