Amnesty International ‘very concerned’ for welfare of academic held in Iran

August 5, 2020 Article

Amnesty International says they are “very concerned” for the welfare of a British-Australian academic who is being held in detention in one of Iran’s most notorious prisons. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was most recently a lecturer in Islamic studies at Melbourne University, had originally been held in Tehran’s Evin prison since she was reportedly given a […]

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Charity reports streets wiped out by Beirut explosion

August 5, 2020 Article

A charity has reported entire streets wiped out following a large explosion in Lebanon. At least 50 people have been killed and 2,700 injured by the blast near Beirut’s harbour on Tuesday evening. Authorities in Lebanon are yet to announce the cause of the explosion. Save the Children said in a statement that members of […]

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Lammy says Twitter must get ‘much faster at removing hate’ after racist abuse

August 3, 2020 Article

Labour MP David Lammy has told Twitter it must get “much faster at removing hate” after a delay to deleting racist abuse targeted at him. The shadow justice secretary said on Monday that it took more than 13 hours for the social media giant to act before it suspended the perpetrator’s account. Home Secretary Priti […]

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‘Nobody batted an eyelid’ as racist shouted ‘P*ki’ at two Muslim women on a busy street

August 3, 2020 Article

A Muslim woman spoke of her shock as members of the public did not intervene...

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‘Nobody batted an eyelid’ as racist shouted ‘P*ki’ at two Muslim women

August 3, 2020 Article

A Muslim woman spoke of her shock as members of the public did not intervene...

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Police investigating racially-aggravated hit-and-run as ‘matter of urgency’

August 2, 2020 Article

A racially-aggravated hit-and-run attack on an NHS worker is being investigated by officers “as a matter of urgency”, a police and crime commissioner has said. The 21-year-old, who wishes only to be referred to as K or his stage name Kdogg, was walking to a bus stop after finishing work at Southmead Hospital in Bristol […]

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Racist shouted ‘Go back to Iraq’ at Muslim woman who challenged his misogynistic abuse in a supermarket car park

July 31, 2020 Article

A South Asian Muslim woman who wears the hijab was walking with their husband in...

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Police investigating an arson attack on Norwich mosque

July 27, 2020 Article

Norfolk Police are investigating an arson attack on a Norwich mosque which occurred during the...

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Post blaming Muslims for Leicester’s Covid-19 outbreak still on Facebook despite false information flag

July 21, 2020 Article

Facebook did not remove a viral anti-Muslim falsehood about the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Leicester, even...

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Police officer suspected of etching swastika onto colleague’s belongings

July 20, 2020 Article

A police officer in Manchester is suspected of emblazoning a colleague’s belongings with a swastika. Greater Manchester Police said it has sparked an “internal investigation” after the “disgraceful and disgusting act”, which has been declared a hate crime. Detectives and professional standards are treating the incident “incredibly seriously” after the unnamed officer began his or […]

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