Register of Racism and Resistance (RRR)

Greta Thunberg and Gary Lineker sign letter defending Southbank Centre chair
13 May 26
An open letter defends Southbank Centre chair Misan Harriman from a ‘dishonest smear campaign’ and parliamentarians write to the culture secretary warning that freedom of speech in public institutions is under threat. After sharing a social media post questioning the amount of media coverage given to the Golders Green attacker’s Muslim victim, media outlets accused Harriman of promoting conspiracies, also attacking him for quoting Susan Sontag on the Holocaust in the context of Reform UK’s local election gains.
Source: Guardian
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Racial harassment claims upheld against ex-Crawley boss
12 May 26
An employment tribunal upholds three racial harassment claims against former Crawley Town manager John Yems, who received a three-year FA ban in 2022 for 11 discrimination charges, finding the club vicariously liable for failing to protect midfielder Amrit Bansal-McNulty from derogatory comments.
Source: BBC News
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Black studies master’s course to close at Birmingham City
12 May 26
A Black studies master’s course is to close at Birmingham City University less than a year after it launched, despite the vice-chancellor’s commitment to training next generation of Black academics.
Source: THE
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Palestine Action trial lawyer wins appeal against contempt of court charge
12 May 26
As reporting restrictions are lifted, it is revealed that a judges’ ‘terrorism connection ruling’ (not disclosed to jurors) in two trials involving three Palestine Action activists convicted of criminal damage at Elbit Systems means that they could now be sentenced as terrorists despite not being convicted of terrorist charges.
Source: Guardian
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Complaint by the Independent Office of Police Conduct about Panorama: The Chris Kaba Shooting
11 May 26
The broadcast regulator Ofcom partially upholds a complaint by the Independent Office of Police Conduct regarding unfair treatment on the BBC programme Panorama: the Chris Kaba shooting.
Source: Ofcom
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Newham Uses AI to Speed Temporary Accommodation Allocations Newham 2026
11 May 26
Newham is the first local authority to develop a prototype Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool and appoint a head of AI as a test case for whether AI can help solve its temporary accommodation issue.
Source: East London Times
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Two-thirds of local authorities surveyed list housing as key challenge in meeting demand for school places
11 May 26
Two-thirds of local authorities surveyed identify housing as a key issue in meeting demand for school places at a time of falling pupil numbers, a new report by the National Audit Office finds.
Source: Inside Housing
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Contempt proceedings against Rajiv Menon would be ‘novel and without historical precedent’, says chambers
11 May 26
After it is revealed that Court of Appeal judges are considering contempt of court proceedings against Rajiv Menon KC for his closing speech at the trial of four activists accused of criminal damage at the Elbit Systems factory near Bristol, Garden Court Chambers says that the move is ‘without historical precedent’ and will have a ‘chilling effect’ on the bar.
Source: Garden Court Chambers
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Seven people barred from coming to UK for far-right rally
11 May 26
Seven far-right extremists, including Joey Mannarino and Valentina Gomez, hoping to attend the Unite the Kingdom event organised by Tommy Robinson on 16 May are blocked by the home secretary from entering the country.
Source: Guardian
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‘Extremist’ Reform candidates elected to councils across the country, warn campaigners
11 May 26
A dozen of Reform UK’s new councillors have in the past expressed white supremacist, antisemitic or anti-Muslim views, alleges Hope Not Hate. Newly elected Sunderland Reform councillor Glen Gibbens, reported to have said Nigerians should be melted down to ‘fill in the pot holes’, is apparently under investigation, although the deputy leader declines to criticise him.
Source: Observer
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Thousands attend rally against antisemitism outside Downing Street
10 May 26
The organisers of the Standing Strong: Extinguish Antisemitism rally outside Downing Street defend its decision to invite Reform UK’s Richard Tice to speak and not Green party leader, Zack Polanski. Ahead of the rally, more than 2,000 signatories called on the organisers to withdraw an invitation to Nigel Farage and ensure the event would reflect values of ‘inclusion and solidarity’.
Source: Guardian
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Swinney: My family deeply unsettled by anti-immigration protest in constituency
9 May 26
An anti-immigration demonstration in Blairgowrie in the Perthshire constituency of First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney leads to four arrests for threatening and abusive behaviour, with indications that the family of the First Minister were impacted.
Source: Belfast Telegraph
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2026 UK elections: full results from local, Scottish and Welsh votes
9 May 26
Following local elections on 136 councils, in London, northern metropolitan districts, county councils and unitary authorities, anti-immigration Reform UK emerge with most councillors (+1,372, total, 1,454) and gains control of 14 new councils (Barnsley, Calderdale, Essex, Gateshead, Havering, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Sandwell, South Tyneside, St Helens, Suffolk, Sunderland, Thurrock, Wakefield, Walsall), seven based in West Yorkshire.
Source: Guardian
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Two men admit filming antisemitic abuse for TikTok
9 May 26
Expedited proceedings brought against two men who were arrested filming themselves verbally abusing a Jewish man in Hackney for Tik Tok content means that they are sentenced within two days for a religiously aggravated public order offence.
Source: BBC News
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French court bans anti-fascist marches in Paris
8 May 26
An administrative court in Paris, France, upholds a police ban on both a far-right march by the May 9 Committee and a planned anti-fascist counter-protest, citing a ‘tense and highly polarised political context’ and risk of violence. Authorities reference Nazi salutes recorded during the committee’s 2025 march, at which around 1,000 far-right activists, many masked and displaying banned Nazi symbols, took part.
Source: Report
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