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Sonia Gable

Remembering the Greek military coup 50 years on

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Diana Shelley writes: On the evening of 28 April 1967 a removal van pulled up outside the Greek Embassy in London’s Upper Brook Street. Two women carrying daffodils knocked; the door opened. From the back of the van 50 demonstrators jumped out and ran inside. We were mainly supporters of the Committee of 100, the […]

Hate in the online gaming community

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Tell MAMA UK (Monitoring Anti-Muslim Attacks) are publishing engaging new content as part of their social media campaign to bring awareness to the issue of hate in the online gaming community and request your support. They write: This is a phenomenon that particularly impacts young people with diverse identities. By the end of 2016 we […]

Oxford students disinvite former EDL leader after protests

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Oxford Unite Against Fascism reports that an invitation to the fascist activist Tommy Robinson, former leader of the English Defence League, to speak to Oxford Brookes students has been withdrawn following the launch of a UAF open letter and planned protest. Oxford UAF writes further that students from a number of campuses, including Cambridge and […]

Dead members keep BNP alive

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Strange goings on in Pendle where the British National Party’s only district councillor in the UK announced on 23 November that he was going to sit as an independent and on the following day told the BBC he was back with the fascist party. Brian Parker first won his seat, in Marsden ward, in 2006, […]

Thuringia to check potential neo-Nazi connection in second child murder

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The discovery of a neo-Nazi’s DNA near the body of a murdered girl has authorities re-examining other crimes from the past. The state of Thuringia says it will be taking another look at a second unsolved child murder, writes DW. Thuringia state premier Bodo Ramelow has said criminal investigations will be expanded after DNA from […]