Germany’s leaders look to blunt advance of extreme right following mass shooting

February 22, 2020 Article

Germany’s leaders are struggling to work out how to counter a recent rise in right-wing hate, 75 years after the Nazis were driven from power. Wednesday’s shooting rampage that began at a hookah bar in the Frankfurt suburb of Hanau was Germany’s third deadly far-right attack in a matter of months and came at a […]

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‘Institutional squeamishness’ over tackling violent extremism in jails

February 21, 2020 Article

Violent extremism is “clearly not under control” in jails and there is an “institutional squeamishness” among Government officials to tackle the problem, a former prison governor has claimed. Ian Acheson, who led an independent review of Islamist extremism behind bars in 2016, made the comments after it is feared a convicted killer allegedly attempted a […]

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Fair Cop founder wins partial court victory over transgender ‘hate incidents’

February 14, 2020 Article

Humberside Police unlawfully interfered with a man’s right to freedom of expression by turning up at his place of work over his allegedly “transphobic” tweets, the High Court has ruled. Former police officer Harry Miller, 54, who founded the campaign group Fair Cop, said the police’s actions had a “substantial chilling effect” on his right […]

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Football fans harass Muslim mother and daughter, pour beer on their car, near St Andrew’s stadium

February 12, 2020 Article

A mother described her terror after eight football fans harassed her and her teenage daughter,...

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Russia ‘relentlessly persecuting Jehovah’s Witnesses’ as more than 200 blacklisted

February 9, 2020 Article

Russian authorities have added more than 200 Jehovah’s Witnesses to a register of extremists and terrorists, the organisation said. The latest move in a crackdown on the religious group effectively cuts them off from the country’s financial system, as being on the list leads to bank accounts being frozen and severe restrictions on any financial […]

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How far-right fake news continues to go viral on Twitter

February 5, 2020 Article

A viral and inflammatory falsehood about ‘Muslim-only housing’ in London exemplifies the need for Twitter...

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Muslim man targeted for his beard and faith by an aggressive driver

February 3, 2020 Article

The Metropolitan Police are investigating the anti-Muslim and Islamophobic abuse directed towards a Muslim man...

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Church apology after guidance declares sex only for straight married couples

January 31, 2020 Article

The archbishops of Canterbury and York have apologised after the Church of England (CofE) declared only heterosexual married couples should have sex. Archbishops Justin Welby and John Sentamu said they took responsibility for releasing the CofE statement last week which they acknowledged had “jeopardised trust”. The pastoral guidance was issued to clergy after a recent […]

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