Joint Statement: Why Chatham House must do better in vetting speakers

March 3, 2020 Article

Faith Matters and the ‘Never Again’ Association are concerned that a failure to vet speakers with anti-Muslim, xenophobic and other bigoted views undermines the importance of the Polish-British Belvedere Forum, which is being hosted at Chatham House today and tomorrow. The event, which brings together dignitaries, civil society leaders, academics, business, media, and diaspora voices, […]

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Saudi Arabia bans foreign pilgrims amid Covid-19 fears

March 3, 2020 Article

Saudi Arabia has banned foreign pilgrims from entering the kingdom to visit Islam’s holiest sites amid concerns over the coronavirus. The ban potentially disrupts the plans of millions of people ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan and as the annual hajj pilgrimage looms. The decision showed the growing worry across the Middle East […]

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Tommy Robinson ‘arrested over assault at Center Parcs pool’

March 3, 2020 Article

Former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson has been arrested after a fight broke out at a holiday park, it has been reported. The Sun said on Monday that 37-year-old Robinson got into a row with another man in the pool at Woburn Forest Center Parcs in Bedfordshire. Witnesses claimed that Robinson, whose real name […]

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Muslim woman called “Muzzie scumbag” as she walked near King’s Cross station

March 2, 2020 Article

A Muslim woman walking near King’s Cross station was racially abused by an older white...

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Katie Hopkins: the viral power of an anti-Muslim falsehood on Twitter

February 24, 2020 Article

A viral tweet from the far-right commentator Katie Hopkins further demonstrates the need for Twitter...

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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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