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 […]
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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 […]