More than 40 people have been arrested after violent clashes in Sweden between police and people angry at plans by a far-right group to burn copies of the Quran. See report on BBC website here
International
Home Secretary’s speech on UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership
To see the Home Secretary Priti Patel speech in full on 14 April 2022 go to the government website here Commentators, such as Joint Council of the Welfare of Immigrants, The Red Cross and countless others have expressed grave concerns. The details are sketchy but it appears that the scheme will see single males arriving through […]
‘Fifth man’ Paolo Bellini found guilty of 1980 Bologna massacre
In a significant step in search for the truth behind the bombing at Bologna railway station that killed 85 people and wounded 200 on 2 August 1980 the far-right militant Paolo Bellini has been found guilty of direct involvement in the massacre. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The hearings at Bologna law Court […]
A federal judge finally says it: Trump probably committed crimes related to Jan. 6
Read The Washington Post article on their website here
Borders bill makes UK ‘one of the most anti-refugee countries in the world’, says Médecins Sans Frontières
Read on the The Independent website here
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern shrugs off car chase by anti-vaccination protesters
New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said “at no point was I worried about my safety” after her van was chased and forced on to a curb by anti-vaccination protesters. Read more on The Guardian website here
Far-right French presidential candidate found guilty of racist hate speech
A French court has found the far-right presidential candidate Éric Zemmour guilty of racist hate speech for a tirade against unaccompanied child migrants. Read more on The Guardian website here
Court of Appeal finds Channel boat crossings by asylum seekers not illegal as convictions quashed
Asylum seekers who are intercepted while crossing the English Channel in small boats have not broken the law, the Court of Appeal has found. Judges quashed the convictions of three men who were wrongly jailed for “assisting unlawful immigration” for steering dinghies, after finding they had not committed the offence. A fourth man who appealed against his conviction will face […]
Barbados leaves colonial history behind and becomes a republic – The Guardian video report
President Sandra Mason was sworn in as the new head of state in the Barbados capital Bridgetown. The celebrations were attended by Prince Charles, who acknowledged the ‘appalling atrocity of slavery, which forever stains our history’. Singer and entrepreneur Rihanna was designated a National Hero of Barbados. See video report via The Guardian website here […]
Channel deaths: Priti Patel disinvited to meeting with France
Boris Johnson’s public letter to Emmanuel Macron on Channel drownings deemed ‘unacceptable’ Read full article in The Guardian here
Richard Spencer and Other White Nationalists Found Liable for the Deadly Charlottesville Rally
They’ll have to pay more than $25 million in damages to the nine plaintiffs Read full article at Mother Jones here
The Lessons of Greece: Sunday 21st November 2021 online @4pm
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Meet the Male State: Russia’s Nastiest Online Hate Group
In a courtroom in the city of Nizhny Novgorod on October 18, the future of a gang of online misogynist thugs who call themselves the ‘Male State’ (Muzhskoye gosudarstvo in Russian) looked to be hanging in the balance. Read more on Bellingcat website here
The Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ trial begins today. Here’s what you need to know.
On the night of Aug. 11, 2017, a crowd of mostly young White males wearing khaki pants and polos marched with rage at the University of Virginia, carrying torches and chanting “Jews will not replace us.” The next morning, white supremacists wielding weapons, including shields, clubs and long guns, descended on downtown Charlottesville along with self-styled […]
Italian far-right group leaders arrested after violent clashes in Rome
Roberto Fiore, along with 11 other Forza Nuova members were arrested on Saturday after demonstrating against coronavirus measures and later wrecking the premises of CGIL trade union federation. Read online at The Local.it here
Tell Patel ‘I Stand with Refugees’
Freedom from Torture want to send a message to the government that the majority of people in the UK want to support refugees. Please consider signing and circulating the petition here
Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who’s behind Proud Boys and other far-right websites
Researchers say it will allow them to gain important new insights into how extremists operate online Read full article on The Washington Post website here
Demonstration by neo-Nazi group in Madrid’s Chueca district causes concern
A demonstration on Saturday 18th September 2021 by neo-Nazi and neo-fascist groups in Madrid’s Chueca district has caused great concern as homophobic and racist chanting is heard Read full article by Chris King on Euro Weekly News online here
Tell Priti Patel to let Afghan Refugees in !
Mr Fahim Wardag from the Afghan Human Rights Foundation speaking at last night’s protest outside the Home Office – Afghan refugees welcome here – Let them in – Stop deportation now! Called by Stand Up To Racism & Afghan Human Rights Foundation Sign and share widely the joint statement: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfSGuk95lNGv0…/viewform
Paolo Bellini trial for Bologna bombing continues 41 years on
BOLOGNA’S FIFTH MAN By Alfio Bernabei Published in Searchlight in Summer 2021 They call him “the fifth man”. Paolo Bellini, a self-confessed killer and former member of Avanguardia Nazionale, a fascist organisation with links to a branch of the Italian secret service, is currently on trial accused of playing a part in the 1980 Bologna […]