The headquarters of Spain’s Podemos (United We Can) party was attacked on Friday morning by unknown assailants who reportedly firebombed the building. Read on Euronews website here
50th Anniversary of the 1st World Romani Congress
On 8th April 2021, the World Romani Congress will mark 50 years since the 1971 founding event in London. The online congress will start on April 8th and will be stretched over a month starting in London and moving to Berlin joining cities as far apart as Belgrade and Buenos Aires, activists from Barcelona to […]
‘People brand you’: UK universities sign pledge to fight hate against Gypsies, Travellers and Roma
Gypsy and Roma children have the highest exclusion rates from school and only 3-4% go to university. A new scheme aims to change that. Read full article on The Guardian website here
Teen who called himself Hitler sentenced for terror offences
A schoolboy who created his own online neo-Nazi group has been sentenced after admitting terrorism offences. The 16-year-old, from Newcastle, called himself Hitler and set up accounts on multiple social media platforms which glorified extreme right-wing violence. He had pleaded guilty to four counts of inviting support for National Action, a banned neo-Nazi organisation. At […]
Mussolini’s ‘proud boys’ – article by Alfio Bernabei published in Spring 2021 issue of Searchlight
Mussolini’s ‘proud boys’ A century ago, Italian fascists set up the first offshoot of the Fasci di Combattimento in London. Alfio Bernabei reflects on the genesis of the movement in the UK The fascist “league of combat” was formed in Britain 100 years ago, in the spring of 1921. It was the work of Italians – Mussolini’s […]
UN Anti Racism Day: World against Racism actions can be viewed online
Saturday 20 March – #WorldAgainstRacism day of global protest saw 3,000 join major international rally, and anti racist actions across 20 countries on a live link studio, with #TakeTheKnee actions in over 50 towns and cities across Britain, with #WorldAgainstRacism trending in the TUC & Stand Up To Racism Twitterstorm. VIEW FULL PICTURE GALLERIES OF ACTIONS ACROSS ENGLAND, […]
Shrewsbury 24: Ricky Tomlinson among picketers to have convictions quashed by Court of Appeal over 1972 strike
The convictions have been overturned in the Court of Appeal today after a decades long campaign Ricky Tomlinson has said “This was a political trial not just of me and the Shrewsbury pickets, but was a trial of the trade union movement.” Read more here
PCS statement on the policing bill
There are many concerns about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that has passed its second reading in the House of Commons and therefore continues its passage before the House of Lords. PCS, the trade union representing civil servants has issued a statement outlining their main concerns. Read the statement on the PCS website […]
Tommy Robinson ‘misused’ donations from far-right supporters, claim former allies
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has been accused of misusing supporters’ money, as he declares himself bankrupt despite receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations and funding, The Independent can reveal. This month Robinson, the English Defence League (EDL) founder and now self-styled journalist, was listed on the insolvency register under his original name Stephen Christopher Lennon. But The Independent has […]
Swansea City and Cardiff City to unite against racism on derby day as part of new fan campaign
Saturday’s clash between the two sides falls on the same day as United Nations Anti-Racism Day, and arrives on the back of fervent debate on what football can do to stamp out discrimination. The latest campaign, ‘Rivals on the pitch. United against racism’, has been spearheaded by fans on both sides of the South Wales […]
Proud Boys Leaders in Four States Are Charged in Capitol Riot
Prosecutors accused prominent members of the far-right nationalist group of conspiring together in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. Read full article on The New York Times website here
School drops legal action after Muslim girl told her skirt was too long
Siham Hamud’s father says he is pleased Uxbridge high school listened to the family’s concerns. Siham Hamud, 12, had described being bullied for her religious beliefs after being sent home every day in December from Uxbridge high school in Hillingdon, west London, and told to only come back when she wore a shorter skirt. Read full article […]
Police Bill anti-protest law explained: 6 reasons to be worried about Tory crackdown
Extinction Rebellion have accused the Tories of trying to create ‘an authoritarian police state’. So what will the law actually do? Here’s an explanation, and a few things to be worried about as the bill goes for its second reading today. Read full article on The Mirror website here
Police arrest three campaigners who joined protests demanding justice for Mohamud Hassan
POLICE in south Wales have been accused of using “intimidation tactics” against campaigners demanding justice for Mohamud Hassan after arresting three who joined protests over the young man’s death. Read full article on Morning Star online here
Steve Bannon loses years-long battle to set up right-wing political academy in Italy
Dignitatis Humanae Institute, which the former Trump adviser backs, wanted to start the school in an 800-year-old monastery Read full article on The Guardian website here
Far-Right Extremists Gather in Florida for CPAC Spinoff Alongside Sitting Congressman
Less than two months after calling for insurrectionists to “break down the barriers and disregard the police” outside the U.S. Capitol building, white nationalists and other far-right extremists gathered in Florida for a conference featuring current and former U.S. congressmen. Read full article on Southern Poverty Law Centre website here
POLICING BILL THREATENS PROTEST RIGHTS
Liberty has warned that the Government’s new criminal justice legislation risks stifling dissent, criminalising Gypsy and Traveller communities, and subjecting marginalised communities to profiling and even more disproportionate policing. The Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, announced today (9 March), introduces a raft of eye-catching changes to the criminal justice system. These changes include dangerous measures including […]
Nigel Farage vows to quit politics for good – but he will stay in the public eye to fight ‘woke agenda’
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Outrage as racist graffiti is daubed on Huntingdon restaurant
Racist graffiti has been daubed on the windows of a Chinese restaurant in Huntingdon. Guy Makey, who owns a shop nearby said: “I’m absolutely disgusted to discover that some loser has scrawled fascist symbols on this restaurant.” Read more on The Hunts website here
Swastika daubed on Sikh gurdwara in Gravesend
Police are investigating after a Nazi swastika symbol was daubed on the boundary wall outside a Sikh gurdwara in Gravesend. Read more on Kent Online website here
