Asylum seekers at an immigration detention centre in the UK say they went on hunger strike after being told they would be deported to Rwanda. Seventeen asylum seekers at Brook House detention centre near Gatwick Airport, Sussex, have told the BBC of an atmosphere of distress and despair among detainees. Read more on BBC website […]
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Third Met Police child strip-search case investigated
The police watchdog has confirmed it is investigating the strip-search of a third child by the Met Police, after two other controversial cases. Two teenage girls, known as Child Q and Olivia, were strip-searched by officers while they were menstruating. Acting Commissioner Sir Stephen House said last week there was a further case but he […]
Poles who celebrated Hitler’s birthday convicted of promoting fascism
Six people who were filmed celebrating Adolf Hitler’s birthday while wearing Nazi uniforms and saluting in front of a burning swastika have been found guilty of promoting fascism. The group were all given suspended prison sentences, a punishment prosecutors argue is too light. Read more on Notes from Poland website here
Ray Hill obituary: The Guardian
Ray Hill, anti-fascist activist, born 2 December 1939; died 14 May 2022 Former neo-Nazi activist who changed course and threw himself into campaigning against racism and rightwing extremism Read full obituary at The Guardian website here
A tangled web of fascists, fugitives and secret ops – Alfio Bernabei reports
The trial and investigation into the 1980 Bologna bombing has unearthed unholy alliances and revealed that those involved in the terrorist atrocity were not the first fascists to arrive in London to escape justice Read the latest article from Alfio Bernabei from the Spring 2022 issue of Searchlight click here 16 SL Spring 2022_Italy_v2
Ray Hill – giant of the anti-fascist movement
‘Insider’ who wreaked havoc in the ranks of the far right and who will be much missed by his comrades Read The Morning Star obituary to Ray Hill by Andy Bell here