Bosnian genocide survivor recalls joy of birdsong after fleeing conflict for UK

July 6, 2021 Article

An architect has recalled spending his first “beautiful” days in Newcastle after fleeing his war-torn Bosnian town as a schoolboy to escape the genocide. Smajo Beso, now 36, said he heard birdsong for the first time in years after arriving in the north-east of England on July 19 1994, after Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic […]

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Racist and homophobic letter calls for white supremacist violence in Sheffield

July 5, 2021 Article

A racist and homophobic letter calling for white supremacist violence has been spotted in Sheffield,...

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Islamist extremist motive considered by investigators probing Germany attack

June 30, 2021 Article

German investigators said that an Islamist extremist motivation for last week’s fatal knife attack in Wuerzburg appears likely, but they have not so far found any propaganda or other extremist material. They also plan more checks on the suspect’s mental health. Friday’s assault in and outside a store in the centre of the Bavarian city […]

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Malicious USB sticks posted to mosques nationwide

June 29, 2021 Article

Securit alert for all mosques and Islamic institutions nationwide: ⚠️ 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 We've been alerted...

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Four-fifths of Muslims in Scotland ‘directly experienced Islamophobia’

June 28, 2021 Article

Four-fifths of Muslims in Scotland have directly experienced Islamophobia, according to a new report. The...

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Racist and dehumanising graffiti targeting Arabs, Muslims, and Palestinians found in west London

June 24, 2021 Article

An upstanding member of the public, out walking in west London, discovered racist and anti-Muslim...

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Man facing terror charges diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, court told

June 24, 2021 Article

A man accused of preparing acts of terrorism and claiming “all Muslims must die” has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a court has heard. Richard Smith, 28, is charged with engaging in preparations “with the intention of committing acts of terrorism” between August 2018 and November 2019 at addresses in Aberdeen and elsewhere in Scotland. […]

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Israeli foreign minister to visit UAE

June 21, 2021 Article

Israel’s new foreign minister will head to the United Arab Emirates next week for the first-ever visit by a top Israeli diplomat to the Gulf country, the Foreign Ministry said. Foreign minister Yair Lapid’s visit comes after the two countries normalised relations last year in an agreement brokered by the Trump administration, the first of […]

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Timeline: Usman Khan’s path to murder

June 7, 2021 Article

Usman Khan’s path to his death on London Bridge at the hands of police marksmen followed a long history of involvement in extremism. He killed his two victims at Fishmongers’ Hall at an event which had been intended to celebrate prisoners who had taken steps on the path to reform. Here is a timeline of […]

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Uighur exiles describe forced abortions and torture in China

June 5, 2021 Article

Three Uighurs who fled from China to Turkey have described forced abortions and torture by Chinese authorities in the far western Xinjiang region. They were speaking ahead of giving evidence to a people’s tribunal in London that is investigating if Beijing’s actions against ethnic Uighurs amount to genocide. One woman said she was forced to […]

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