On 14 July anti-racists from across the UK will gather in London to oppose the supporters of Tommy Robinson, Stand Up To Racism writes. Find the Facebook event here. The last time Tommy’s supporters came out they rioted through central London attacking whoever was in their way. Their platform hosted notorious racists and fascists with […]
Leeds anti-racists step up fightback as Robinson supporters plan march
Activists from Unite Against Fascism and Leeds Stand Up To Racism have been organising against far-right attempts to march in their multicultural city on Saturday 7 July, UAF writes. Here anti-racists report on how they’ve been building the fightback against supporters of fascist Tommy Robinson. “Following Tommy Robinson’s arrest and jailing in Leeds for contempt of […]
Matteo Salvini and the dirt of Italy
This article has been contributed by Searchlight’s Italian correspondence Alfio Bernabei In this 2009 video, Matteo Salvini, Italy’s Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, sings about the dirty smell (puzza) produced by people so disgusting that even animals run away from them. Surrounded by his enthusiastic fans, who hail him: ‘Matteo is the group leader, […]
LGBT rights campaigner arrested in Moscow
LGBT+ and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has been arrested during a one-man protest against Russia’s mistreatment of LGBT+ people, as the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Moscow. Mr Tatchell was holding a banner supporting gay men who have been violently targeted in a purge in Chechnya while standing next to the statue of […]
Analysis: behind the ‘Free Tommy’ demo – what’s going on in the new far right?
This article by Martin Smith and Tash Shifrin first appeared on Dream Deferred on 11 June 2018. The far right in Britain has mobilised its biggest ever demonstration. Around 15,000 people joined the “Free Tommy Robinson” demo in Whitehall, central London on Saturday 9 June. We look here at what the march means in the context […]
Scarborough Spa cancels far right ‘mouthpiece’
Scarborough Spa’s management has cancelled the Sargon of Akkad (Carl Benjamin) show ‘This week in stupid’ following a campaign by Scarborough Stand up to Racism (SUTR), supported by Labour and Green Party councillors and members, trade unionists and other anti-racists. Benjamin, who had been due to appear at the venue on 16 June, claims to […]