Peter Oborne in his column in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph broached the subject of Abdel Hakim Belhadj’s case against the British Government on its alleged complicity in his rendition and torture by the former Libyan regime and the questions of who knew and how much. Oborne writes: “On...
The news has been dominated in the past two days by the European Court of Human Rights’ruling on the deportation of five individuals wanted on charges relating to terrorism in the US. Those to be extradited include Abu Hamza, the Egyptian-born cleric who has been found guilty in the UK on charges...
The Guardian and Daily Telegraph have both covered the ruling by the Upper Immigration Tribunal on the deportation case of Sheikh Raed Salah. The Tribunal, whose ruling was made public on Saturday, stated that the Home Secretary’s actions had been “entirely unnecessary” and...
The BBC and Guardian cover the rendition and torture allegations of Abdel Hakim Belhadj, the former leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, who accuses MI6 of complicity in his rendition ordeal. The BBC discloses the contents of a letter sent by Sir Mark Allen, a former MI6 officer, in...
Islamophobia Watch carries a report of an attack on a mosque in Llanelli, in west Wales. From IW: “Last September the mosque in the Welsh town of Llanelli was attacked. Thugs racially abused a group of elderly women who were entering the mosque and kicked the door in. As a result, extra CCTV...
The Daily Express and Daily Telegraph on Friday covered the BBC interview with Babar Ahmad which was broadcast last week. Both publications draw attention to the fact that the BBC’s appeal against the Ministry of Justice’s denial of an interview has cost £100,000. From the Daily...
A Leicestershire city councillor, Graham Partner, is being investigated for distributing a leaflet citing an article by Express columnist, Leo McKinstry, which claimed “victimhood “comes easily” to followers of Islam”. From the Leicester Mercury: “A Leicestershire...
Click Liverpool reports on the BNP’s north west regional organizer, Mike Whitby, who has entered the race to be elected Mayor of Liverpool. From the local press: “Mike Whitby, the BNP’s North West regional organiser, is standing for the far-right party as voters go to the polls on May 3....
The News International carries an exclusive report claiming that the government “has established a cross-government working group to tackle anti-Muslim hatred.” From the newspaper: “The News/Jang has learnt exclusively that the group is modeled on the hugely influential cross-government...
The Guardian relates the significance of the Muslim female vote in George Galloway’s election victory in Bradford West last week. The paper covers the strategy employed by women in Bradford and Galloway’s campaign team to get out the female vote. From the paper: “It might seem strange that...
