Why it’s important to challenge the far-right views of people like Jack Buckby

February 13, 2017 Article

Jack Buckby, the press officer for the far-right Liberty GB party, told NUS campaigner Barbara Ntumy ‘I hope you don’t get raped’ in reference to Syrian refugees on Channel 4 News. Both featured in a live debate about the so-called ‘alt-right’ movement last week. Mr Buckby’s notoriety grew in 2016 after he stood in the

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Germans outraged as U.S. plays Nazi version of anthem

February 13, 2017 Article

German tennis has responded with outrage after the United States Tennis Association (USTA) made the embarrassing error of playing the Nazi-era version of Germany’s national anthem during a Fed Cup tie in Hawaii. The version played included the first stanza, beginning “Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles, uber alles in der Welt” which was used as Nazi

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Marchers across Mexico vent anger over Trump, and their own president

February 12, 2017 Article

Thousands of protesters in more than a dozen Mexican cities took to the streets on Sunday to express their fierce opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump, portraying the new leader as a menace to both America and Mexico. Waving Mexicans flags and hoisting anti-Trump signs in both Spanish and English, some vulgar, many protesters also

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Islamic State’s Caliphate Days are Numbered

February 12, 2017 Article

Western-backed Syrian forces should isolate Islamic State’s de facto capital in Syria “by the spring” before an offensive on the city itself, Defence Secretary Michael [...]

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New Yorkers Scrub Off Neo-Nazi Hate Against Muslims and Jews

February 11, 2017 Article

The tale of the strangers aboard a New York subway car who teamed up this weekend to scrub away neo-Nazi graffiti went viral on Sunday, in an incident that highlighted a recent rise in hate and bias crimes reported around the country. Passengers said on social media that when they boarded a subway car on

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Austrian authorities seeking Hitler double seen around birthplace

February 11, 2017 Article

Austrian authorities are investigating reports of a man appearing in public in Adolf Hitler’s birthplace as the Nazi dictator’s double, including the distinctive moustache, haircut and clothing. “I have often seen this gentlemen in Braunau and wonder if this means something,” the Oberoesterreichische Nachrichten paper cited a local resident as saying on his Facebook page

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U.S. appeals court upholds suspension of Trump travel ban

February 10, 2017 Article

A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday unanimously upheld a suspension of President Donald Trump’s order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling came in a challenge to Trump’s order filed by the states of Washington and Minnesota. The U.S. Supreme Court will likely determine the case’s

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Home-grown streaming app helps Pakistan’s musicians find voice

February 10, 2017 Article

For years, violence kept most of Pakistan’s aspiring young musicians from following their dreams, whether the threat of Taliban militant attacks or gang wars in [...]

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Home Secretary’s Statement on Tackling Anti-Muslim Hatred

February 8, 2017 Article

This is a statement from the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, to Tell MAMA on the issue of tackling anti-Muslim hatred. “This Government is clear that hate crime of any kind, directed against any community, race or religion has absolutely no place in a diverse, open Britain that works for everyone. For

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How Trump’s ‘under-reported’ terror list taps into Republican mistrust of mainstream media

February 8, 2017 Article

The White House released a list of 78 terrorist attacks to support President Trump’s assertion that “the dishonest press” is failing in its duty to report terrorist attacks. The BBC and the New York Times have disproven Trump’s central claim. Trump’s carefully worded statement taps into the partisan distrust of mainstream media. This latest dog

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