Charities claim asylum seekers under 18 being classed as adults under Home Office age assessments Read full article on The Guardian website here
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National Action: Swansea Nazi Alex Davies jailed
A 27-year-old man described in court as a Nazi has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for being a member of a banned fascist group. – BBC website Alex Davies, of Swansea, was a member of National Action (NA) after it was outlawed in December 2016. A jury found him guilty after it heard NA had […]
First Rwanda deportation flight to leave UK on 14 June, says Priti Patel
Group of asylum seekers sent formal notices advising they will be relocated to east African country, say officials There remain few details about the numbers of people expected to be sent to Rwanda in this first flight, and how they have been identified. Officials said those who will be removed are already in detention, while […]
Asylum seekers stage hunger strike as UK prepares Rwanda deportation
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 […]
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
BBC Radio London remembers Ray Hill
Ray Hill remembered on BBC Radio London on Robert Elms on Sunday 22nd May 2022. Link here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0c3ywgl. Starts about 70 minutes in at 10.10am
Paying tribute to Ray Hill
Ray Hill – a hero of anti-fascism In the pantheon of heroes this country’s anti-fascist movement has produced, there is surely a guaranteed seat of honour for Ray Hill, Searchlight’s most celebrated ‘mole’, who sadly died on 14 May. No one (or at least no one who can yet be spoken of) has inflicted such […]
Buffalo shooting: White supremacist who shot 10 dead called for Sadiq Khan’s death
Payton Gendron, aged 18, is accused of scrawling the n-word on his rifle before carrying out Saturday’s massacre at Tops Friendly store in Buffalo, New York. The 18-year-old is said to have live-streamed the slaughter – in which 11 of the 13 shot were black – just moments after publishing his horrific 180-page manifesto. Read […]
RIP Ray Hill
Photo: Andy Bell, May 2022 Ray Hill, that giant of the anti-fascist movement passed away this morning after being diagnosed with cancer only a few weeks ago. It’s 40 years since Ray, then a dyed-in-the-wool nazi, underwent a profound conversion and pledged the rest of his life to fighting fascism, first and most devastatingly as […]
Edinburgh: Nicolson Square protests ‘force Home Office to abandon raid’
Police officers and immigration officials were seen in Edinburgh’s Nicolson Square in the city centre on Thursday evening. It is understood that immigration officials attempted to remove individuals from a local restaurant at the square. Calls were put out by activists on social media for people to gather for a protest, mirroring the events on Glasgow’s […]
Protesters disrupt Priti Patel speech at Tory dinner over ‘racist’ Rwanda refugee plan
A group of activists demanded Priti Patel scrap the plan to ship refugees to Rwanda, branding it dangerous and racist. View footage and article on The Mirror website here
Nationality and Border Bill: cruel legislation becomes law
Thousands of people fleeing extreme situations of war and persecution will now find it harder to find safety in the UK and could face years in prison as a result of new legislation that has been voted through by MPs this week. Read Refugee Council statement regarding the Borders Bill passing in Parliament last night […]
French exit polls suggest Macron win
Exit polls came through at 7pm, British time and suggest a Macron win. See Reuters report here ahead of formal results tomorrow
Man who shared offensive video of cardboard Grenfell Tower on fire spared jail
Paul Busetti, 49 years, of Croydon, South London, was previously found not guilty after a two-day trial – but his acquittal was quashed by the High Court. Bussetti filmed the footage at an annual bonfire party hosted by a friend in November 2018, just over a year on from the disaster which killed 72 people […]
London mosque ‘attacked by group armed with bottles and hockey sticks’
Worshippers were injured at a mosque in East Ham, London after being attacked by a group of men armed with bottles and hockey sticks. See The Independent website here
Priti Patel’s top official warned her about sending migrants to Rwanda – a day before policy was announced
The top official at the Home Office told Priti Patel that “evidence of a deterrent effect is highly uncertain” and there is “insufficient certainty” over value for money. See Sky News website here