The Ilford Recorder today reports that six men are due to appear in court today on charges of violent disorder following last week’s attack on worshippers and the imam of Redbridge Islamic Centre. From the paper: “Six people appeared at Redbridge Court on Saturday charged with violent...
The Halifax Courier reported yesterday that British Transport Police are on the hunt for a gang of EDL supporters who chanted racist abuse while on a train to an English Defence League rally in Rochdale. From the report: “A GANG of hooligans who chanted racist abuse on a train are being hunted...
The Hansard Society have launched their latest Audit of Political Engagement, which is said to measure the ‘political pulse’ of the nation, “providing a unique benchmark to gauge public opinion across Great Britain with regard to politics and the political process.” Based on findings...
Fresh allegations of UK complicity in torture have emerged in the Guardian today. The paper reports that Omar Awadh Omar, a Kenyan businessman, “said he has been interrogated by British intelligence officers after being severely mistreated at a notorious prison in Uganda, in what appears to be...
This report contains details of incidents of anti-Muslim hate crimes which have been reported in local and national media in the UK and which form part of our regular monitoring of such incidents for submission to the Office for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The incidents detailed here are...
The Sunday Mercury website and the Birmingham Post reported yesterday that Liberal Democrat councillor, Martin Mullaney, has “apologised unreservedly” for accusing fellow councillor, Salma Yaqoob, of supporting “stoning people to death” wanting to “see Britain become an Islamic...
The Asian Image reports that an “extensive study of English data” by the University of Manchester, which analysed results from almost 25,000 respondents from the 2005 and 2007 Citizenship Surveys, has revealed that “multiculturalism is associated with strengthening the ties between...
Portsmouth local paper, ‘The News’, reported yesterday that “far right groups are thought to be one of the causes behind a rise in race hate attacks in Portsmouth.” From the paper: “New figures show that 455 incidents were reported to the city’s Racial Awareness Service over a...
The Ilford Recorder reported on Friday of an attack on worshippers and the imam of the Redbridge Islamic Centre: “The imam of a Redbridge mosque was injured yesterday after six people tried to smash their way through the front door moments before the final evening prayer. “Windows were...
In an article for his New Statesman blog this past Saturday, Dan Hodges informed us that the “Daily Star’s flirtation with extremist right-wing, if not right-wing, politics appears to be over.” His comments refer to the brief stint of articles in February which appeared to give the EDL...
