‘The family of an Iranian refugee murdered by a vigilante after years of abuse have expressed relief that an independent review has vindicated their campaign to expose institutional racism within a police force and council.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ofsted’s recommendation for inspectors to question Muslim primary school girls if they are wearing a hijab has been condemned as “kneejerk, discriminatory and institutionally racist” by more than 1,000 teachers, academics and faith leaders.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Black and Muslim prisoners are twice as likely to have negative experiences in jail than white inmates – with the figure nearly four times as high for black Muslims – new research has revealed.’
The Independent, 19th October 2017
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‘A specialist police team set up to investigate crimes against MPs has dealt with 102 complaints in its first year of operation.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A white supremacist has had his prison sentence cut after the Court of Appeal heard he was not as racist as some of his Facebook friends. Lawrence Burns, 23, who wanted to protect an “advanced warrior race of white men and women,” was jailed for four years for stirring up racial hatred following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court late in 2016.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police are investigating allegations of racism against a group of men who wore black face paint when they dressed as members of the Jamaican bobsleigh team for a carnival parade.’
The Guardian, 30th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Judges must give longer sentences to Asian Muslim grooming gangs who abuse white teenage girls when there is evidence of racism, the Government’s senior legal advisor has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Britain must confront the scourge of “profoundly racist” crime exemplified by the Operation Shelter grooming case, a former head of the Crown Prosecution Service has said.’
The Independent, 10th August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police and prosecutors have been accused of betraying British Jews by failing to crack down on anti-Semitic crime. New research suggests suspected hate offences targeting Jewish victims surged for the third consecutive year in 2016, reaching the worst level on record.’
The Independent, 15th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A viscount who offered money to people who killed a Brexit campaigner has been jailed.’
The Independent, 13th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A burger van owner has been prosecuted after he refused to serve a sausage sandwich to a customer who argued against his anti-Islamic views.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A viscount who offered money on Facebook for anyone to run over and kill anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller is facing jail after being convicted of sending menacing messages.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who pulled a niqab off a woman’s face and called her a “stupid” Muslim has been jailed for 15 months.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2017
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‘A man who abused two Muslim women before striking one of them in the face with a packet of bacon has been jailed.’
The Independent, 30th June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The number of suspected far-right extremists referred to the Government’s key anti-terror programme soared by 30 per cent in the past year, The Independent has learnt.’
The Independent, 19th June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The London Bridge attacks have triggered a big spike in hate crimes with a significant amount of them being attacks in the street directed at British Muslims.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A judge has thrown a racist who called him “mate” in court behind bars for being disrespectful.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A pregnant Muslim woman suffered a miscarriage after a racist thug kicked her in the stomach during a supermarket row, a court heard. Jailing David Gallacher for three years and seven months for the attack , Judge Francis Sheridan described him as a “shabby racist” and told him “This country will not bow to the views of racists.” ‘
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Peter Herbert, a part-time judge and chair of the Society of Black Lawyers, has been disciplined by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office for making a public speech on a political issue.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A serviceman who urged people to join the military as “you get to kill” black people “without going to prison” has been jailed after a colleague refused to work with him.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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