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
Far-right group can be called “fascist”, rules Poland’s Supreme Court
National Radical Camp (ONR), one of Poland’s most prominent far-right groups, can be described as “fascist”, the Supreme Court has ruled. The activist who won the case now hopes that the ruling can be the basis for having ONR outlawed completely, as promoting fascism is illegal under Polish law. Read article on Notes from Poland […]
France bans far-right anti-migrant group Generation Identity
France banned far-right group Generation Identity (Génération Identitaire), which is known to be hostile to migrants, for incitement to discrimination, hatred and violence, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said. Read article on France 24 website here
German Court Suspends Right to Surveil Far-Right AfD Party
The ruling came days after a news report that Germany’s domestic intelligence agency planned to investigate the leading opposition party on suspicion of being a threat to democracy. Read on the New York Times website here
Exposed: Inside far right group Patriotic Alternative
Supporters of a far right group recruiting in Scotland include neo-Nazis and former members of the British National Party and Scottish Defence League, we can reveal. An undercover investigation has also found that supporters of Patriotic Alternative posted racist and anti-Semitic comments and disturbing images in a private group on messaging app Telegram. Patriotic Alternative (PA) […]
Watchdog investigates second death after contact with police in Wales
Protests in Newport over death of Moyied Bashir, 29, a month after a 24-year-old died after release from custody. The police watchdog is investigating a second death following contact with police in Wales as protesters gathered in Newport to demand answers. Moyied Bashir, 29, died on Wednesday after officers were called to his home in the city. Read […]
Secret Pontins blacklist prevented people with Irish surnames from booking
A whistleblower who approached the Equalities and Human Rights Commission with the policy also revealed the firm had been monitoring calls within its contact centre and refusing bookings made by people with an Irish accent or surname and was using its commercial vehicles policy to exclude Gypsies and Travellers. The EHRC said the practices amounted […]
Man arrested after racist attack on Dr Peng Wang
A 23 yr old has been arrested after attack on Southampton lecturer, Dr Peng Wang. Read in the local paper here
Capitol Police chief says extremists have discussed attack on Congress during Biden’s first joint address
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Last statue of dictator Franco removed in ‘historic day’ for Spain
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Far-right group pushing ‘hateful and poisonous’ home schooling with racist songs
Patriotic Alternative claims 10,000 people are viewing it every month and says homeschooling is a “blessing for nationalists” Read full article on The Mirror website here
Britain’s Fascist Thread – BBC Radio 4 series
Three part series looking at the origins and ‘unbroken’ thread of fascism in Britain. Listen to the programmes which started on 19/02/2021 on BBC website here
High Court urged to overturn PM’s decision to stand by Priti Patel
The High Court must overturn Boris Johnson’s decision that Home Secretary Priti Patel did not breach government rules on behaviour, a union says. Read full article on the BBC website here
Mobilisation Day called on 18th February 2021 by SUTR and TUC for UN Anti-Racism Day on 20/3
Mobilisation Day called on 18th February 2021 by SUTR and TUC for UN Anti-Racism Day on 20/3 With 38 days to go, the TUC and Stand up To Racism have called for a day of mobilisation for UN Anti Racism Day on Thursday 18th February to build awareness and participation for activities on 20th March. […]
Patel plunges Cressida future at the Met in doubt
The printed edition of The Evening Standard on Friday 12th February 2021 carried the above headline stating that ‘Patel refuses to say she has confidence in police boss over botched sex enquiry. The Evening Standard article on the website was quickly updated with the headline ‘Met chief Cressida Dick publicly backed by Priti Patel and […]
Home secretary, Priti Patel, could face contempt of court charge
Home Secretary Priti Patel could face a charge of contempt of court after failing to follow an order to house an Iranian sex offender. Read full article on the BBC website here