The Rotherham Advertiser has reported that the EDL will be marching in Rotherham next weekend to protest against ‘the sexual exploitation of young girls’. From the local paper: “Anti-fascist protesters have called for a peaceful multi-cultural rally on the day the extreme right English...
The South Shields Gazette reports that a former soldier and English Defence League supporter, Kenneth Holden, has been given a twelve month community-order sentence for posting messages threatening Muslims on his Facebook page. From the local paper: “A South Tyneside ex-soldier used his Facebook...
The Guardian reports that the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has declined support for a private prosecution, which would have seen charges brought in a UK court against British citizens Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan, as the men launch their appeals against an ECHR ruling last...
The Norwich Advertiser reports that Reverend Alan Clifford, whose church was banned from holding a bookstall in the town centre after complaints were made about ‘hate-motivated’ anti-Islamic leaflets being distributed, has denied having links to the far-right EDL. The EDL are planning their...
There were a number of articles published last week in response to the report published by the Safeguarding Children’s Board in Rochdale, which investigated multi-agency responses to child sexual exploitation. The report followed the conviction of nine men for their involvement in the sexual...
BBC News reports that the leader of the BNP in Stoke on Trent and a former councillor, Michael Coleman, has been given a suspended jail sentence after he was found guilty of racially aggravated harassment for using racist language on his website. From the BBC: “A British National Party member and...
BBC News reports on the English Defence League demonstration in Walsall at the weekend in which 28 people were arrested. From BBC News: “Police have made 28 arrests following a demonstration by the English Defence League (EDL) in Walsall town centre. “West Midlands Police said up to 1,000...
The Herald Scotland Sunday edition carried a three-page feature article yesterday looking at the various facets of the presence of Islam and Muslims in Scotland. The article follows a demonstration organised by the Muslim Council of Scotland in protest of the Youtube video ‘Innocence of...
The Express and The Sun both report on a BBC documentary to be screened on BBC Three this evening, ‘The Conspiracy Roadtrip’, on some of the conspiracy theories which have circulated around the July 7th London bombings. From the Sunday Express: “A controversial new BBC documentary which...
BBC News reports on the latest in a string of protests that have been held in Leicester against proposals to lease a former Scouts hut building to a Muslim group who want to turn it into a community centre. From the BBC: “A protest attended by about 100 people has been held at Leicester City...
