Freedom from Torture want to send a message to the government that the majority of people in the UK want to support refugees. Please consider signing and circulating the petition here
UK far right promoting sexual violence against women, report finds
New analysis reveals misogyny increasingly prevalent online and being used to steer people into racism and antisemitism. Read full article by Mark Townsend on The Guardian website here
Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who’s behind Proud Boys and other far-right websites
Researchers say it will allow them to gain important new insights into how extremists operate online Read full article on The Washington Post website here
Demonstration by neo-Nazi group in Madrid’s Chueca district causes concern
A demonstration on Saturday 18th September 2021 by neo-Nazi and neo-fascist groups in Madrid’s Chueca district has caused great concern as homophobic and racist chanting is heard Read full article by Chris King on Euro Weekly News online here
Glasgow Orange Walk: Arrests after ‘racist and sectarian singing’ breaks out at Orange marches, says police chief
A senior police officer says arrests have been made and he is ‘aware of outbreaks of racist and sectarian singing’ by ’some’ attending in support of the Orange Order processions in Glasgow today, Saturday 18th September 2021 Read full article by Hannah Brown on The Scotsman website here
Tell Priti Patel to let Afghan Refugees in !
Mr Fahim Wardag from the Afghan Human Rights Foundation speaking at last night’s protest outside the Home Office – Afghan refugees welcome here – Let them in – Stop deportation now! Called by Stand Up To Racism & Afghan Human Rights Foundation Sign and share widely the joint statement: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfSGuk95lNGv0…/viewform
Paolo Bellini trial for Bologna bombing continues 41 years on
BOLOGNA’S FIFTH MAN By Alfio Bernabei Published in Searchlight in Summer 2021 They call him “the fifth man”. Paolo Bellini, a self-confessed killer and former member of Avanguardia Nazionale, a fascist organisation with links to a branch of the Italian secret service, is currently on trial accused of playing a part in the 1980 Bologna […]
41 years on – Remembering the Bologna Bombings
WHO PAID FOR THE BOLOGNA BOMBING? By Alfio Bernabei Published in Searchlight (Autumn 2020) on the 40th anniversary Secret organisations need money – and it can take time for the paper trail to emerge. But documents seized from Licio Gelli, the head of the Masonic lodge Propaganda Due (P2) back in 1982 are now thought […]
8 worrying findings made by Kent refugee centre inspectors
The report found that refugees were detained for long periods of time in cramped conditions with no information on when they would be moved. Inspectors made unannounced visits to inspect conditions. Read on Kent Live news website here
Lone child migrants sent to hotels – calls for Patel to end this practice
Read The Times article on e-paper site here
Petition to ban racists from football started by three Muslim women exceeds 1 million and counting – sign below
Shaista, Amna, Huda started this petition to The Football Association, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Secretary of State Oliver Dowden Go to Change.org to sign this petition here After last night’s match, vile racist abuse was directed at our heroic players Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho. Minutes after the final whistle of the Euro final, The Football […]
Tommy Robinson loses Jamal Hijazi libel case
English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson has been ordered to pay £100,000 in libel damages to a Syrian schoolboy. The anti-Islam activist, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, published two Facebook videos in response to a viral clip of Jamal Hijazi being attacked. He failed to convince the High Court his claims, such as Mr Hijazi attacking […]
North’s first female Muslim council leader, Arooj Shah, targeted in firebomb attack on car
‘Cowardly’ attack in Oldham condemned by politicians across Greater Manchester Read full article by Colin Drury on the Independent website here
Neo-Nazi Andrew Dymock jailed for terror and hate crimes
A neo-Nazi student who created two extremist groups and promoted a “distorted and wicked cause” has been jailed. Andrew Dymock, 24, from Bath, led the outlawed groups System Resistance Network (SRN) and Sonnenkrieg Division. A judge said Dymock was “driven by an extremist mindset” and had taken the path of “total hatred and bigotry”. Read […]
Gunman who targeted a California synagogue pleads guilty, agrees to life in prison without parole
Read full article by Jacyln Peiser in The Washington Post here
OPPOSE THE ASYLUM BILL: HOW TO BEAT THE RACIST NEW PLANS FOR IMMIGRATION
Watch the joint Stand up to Racism and Care4Calais online meeting held on Monday 19th July 2021 to see how to campaign against the Nationality and Borders Bill passed its second reading in Parliament on 20th July 2021 by 366 votes to 265 from being enacted. The Bill now goes to Committee stage before having […]
ARANDORA STAR, 81th ANNIVERSARY OF A TRAGEDY CAUSED BY FASCISM by Alfio Bernabei
81st Anniversary of the Sinking of the Arandora on 2nd July 1940 Edited version of Alfio Bernabei’s article first appeared in the Anpi-London Facebook page on 2nd July 2021 here The 446 Italian civilians in the United Kingdom who drowned 81 years ago on 2nd July 1940, in the sinking of the Arandora Star off the […]
URGENT: Please sign Petition to stop Priti Patel’s New Immigration Plans
The UK government wants to turn away as many refugees as possible. Priti Patel’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’ will:⠀ 
Put people at risk of being sent back to torture and persecution⠀⠀ Make it more difficult for torture survivors to build a new life in the UK⠀ Prevent families from being reunited⠀ We must […]
Ex-Golden Dawn member extradited to Greece to start jail term
A former member of Greece’s extreme right Golden Dawn party, Ioannis Lagos, was extradited to Athens on Saturday from Brussels, where he was a member of the European parliament. Read full article on Ekathimerini website on here
French far right chases disillusioned mainstream voters in regional election
Read more on Reuters website here Reporting by Ardee Napolitano; additional reporting Michaela Cabrera and Elizabeth Pineau; writing by Richard Lough; editing by Philippa Fletcher
