This video posted on social media purports to show rebel fighters in the village of Dabiq, Syria. Rebels — as well as Turkey, which backs [...]
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dug deeper in his efforts to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the U.S. election, saying on Twitter on Sunday that he believed the results were being “rigged” at many polling places. His tweet came hours after his vice presidential running mate, Mike Pence, said Republicans would accept the outcome
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Read MoreIraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday announced the start of an offensive to retake Mosul, the capital of Islamic State’s so-called caliphate in Iraq. [...]
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Data from the Home Office has confirmed a stark rise in hate crimes following the EU Referendum on June 23. Religious hate crime has jumped by more than a third in 2015/2016. Racist hate crimes had rose by 15 per cent. Therefore, the number of racially or religiously aggravated offences recorded by the police in
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New guidelines from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on social media may have wide ranging consequences for offenders. Retweets do equal endorsements if it encourages the sharing of ‘grossly offensive’ materials. Other acts of “virtual mobbing” which incite hatred, can occur criminal charges. Participating in this form of online behaviour may incur charges under the
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Read MoreThis report, entitled ‘Sectarianism, Extremism and Hate Crime, the Impacts on the Ahmaddiya Community’, contextualises the historical and modern drivers of sectarianism against Ahmadi communities, [...]
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A 23-year-old man was brutally assaulted and racially abused in Birmingham City Centre at around 1am on September 16. The victim recalled the slur “f**king p*ki” being shouted at in his direction by 5 or six men. As he continued walking, the assault followed, which left him requiring stitches. The severity of the attack left
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Today is a key day for the Conservatives with the Prime Minister making a key-note speech which will affect each and every one of us in our country in the future. The Prime Minister is someone who has also championed work on tackling hate crimes and has done much to ensure that fairness and equality
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A video from an influential Pakistani hate preacher glorifying the actions of Tanveer Ahmed will likely be subject to police investigation. In a five-minute video [...]
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Morocco has dismantled a suspected Islamic State militant cell and arrested 10 women believed to be planning attacks in the North African kingdom, the Interior [...]
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