President Sandra Mason was sworn in as the new head of state in the Barbados capital Bridgetown. The celebrations were attended by Prince Charles, who acknowledged the ‘appalling atrocity of slavery, which forever stains our history’. Singer and entrepreneur Rihanna was designated a National Hero of Barbados. See video report via The Guardian website here […]
International
Channel deaths: Priti Patel disinvited to meeting with France
Boris Johnson’s public letter to Emmanuel Macron on Channel drownings deemed ‘unacceptable’ Read full article in The Guardian here
Richard Spencer and Other White Nationalists Found Liable for the Deadly Charlottesville Rally
They’ll have to pay more than $25 million in damages to the nine plaintiffs Read full article at Mother Jones here
The Lessons of Greece: Sunday 21st November 2021 online @4pm
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Meet the Male State: Russia’s Nastiest Online Hate Group
In a courtroom in the city of Nizhny Novgorod on October 18, the future of a gang of online misogynist thugs who call themselves the ‘Male State’ (Muzhskoye gosudarstvo in Russian) looked to be hanging in the balance. Read more on Bellingcat website here
The Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ trial begins today. Here’s what you need to know.
On the night of Aug. 11, 2017, a crowd of mostly young White males wearing khaki pants and polos marched with rage at the University of Virginia, carrying torches and chanting “Jews will not replace us.” The next morning, white supremacists wielding weapons, including shields, clubs and long guns, descended on downtown Charlottesville along with self-styled […]
Italian far-right group leaders arrested after violent clashes in Rome
Roberto Fiore, along with 11 other Forza Nuova members were arrested on Saturday after demonstrating against coronavirus measures and later wrecking the premises of CGIL trade union federation. Read online at The Local.it here
Tell Patel ‘I Stand with Refugees’
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
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
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 […]
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 […]
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
More death threats in Madrid regional election
Spain’s far-right Vox eye share of power in Madrid in elections on Tuesday 4th May 2021 Read article by Guy Hedgecoe on BBC website here
George Floyd Verdict: Chauvin Guilty on all counts
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