Register of Racism and Resistance (RRR)

One in six teachers suffer ‘frightening’ misogynistic abuse fuelled by social media, survey finds
31 March 26
More than half of 10,578 teachers polled by the NEU report that social media content is influencing racist (52 per cent) and misogynistic behaviour (56 per cent) in their schools.
Source: Morning Star
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Small boats deal between France and UK is on verge of collapse
31 March 26
A three-year deal whereby the UK pays two-thirds of the cost of interceptions of migrants on the French coast, due to expire today, is extended for two months at a cost of £16.6m as renewal negotiations stall on the UK government’s insistence on more forceful interventions, with French officials and ministers saying this would endanger the lives of migrants, smugglers and police.
Source: Guardian
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SEND and the far-right on the NEU conference agenda
30 March 26
The NEU puts forward a motion at its annual conference calling for the union to mount a stronger opposition to far-right extremism and to campaign for a ‘funded diversity and inclusion specialist’ in every school.
Source: Schools Weekly
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Raise the Colours ban ‘long overdue’ after Oxford ‘intimidation’
30 March 26
Oxford County Council issues Raise the Colours Oxfordshire with a formal legal notice for its continued placing of flags without consent after the repeated installation of flags on or near highways.
Source: The Herald Series
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Eighteen arrested after Palestine Action protest outside New Scotland Yard
28 March 26
Police arrest eighteen protesters holding placards saying ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’ outside New Scotland Yard, London, two days after announcing a resumption of arrests despite the High Court ruling in February that the ban on Palestine Action is illegal.
Source: BBC
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Thousands march against far right in London in biggest ever multicultural protest
28 March 26
Tens of thousands march in central London with the Together Alliance, bringing together trades unions, migrants’ rights and racial justice groups, charities, student and religious groups, against the far Right.
Source: Guardian
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Italian voters reject Giorgia Meloni’s plan to overhaul judiciary
28 March 26
In Italy, a referendum initiated by the far-right government to overhaul the judiciary, which would have necessitated amendments to the post-fascist constitution, is defeated with 54 per cent of voters saying no on a high turnout.
Source: Guardian
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Hungary: More than 200 municipalities adopt regulations limiting residency
27 March 26
Statistics reveal that over 200 municipalities in Hungary have brought in local restrictions on residency, including proficiency in the Hungarian language, under the Law for the Protection of Local Identity brought in last July.
Source: InfoMigrants
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Twenty-two migrants die off Greek coast after six days at sea
27 March 26
As 26 people are rescued from a rubber dinghy off the coast of Crete, they say 22 more died of hunger and thirst off the coast of Greece after spending six days at sea with no food or water, and their bodies were thrown overboard in accordance with smugglers’ instructions.
Source: Reuters
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What the research says about the UK’s proposed immigration reforms
27 March 26
Research by Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet) into the government’s ‘reforms’ to asylum policy – including halving the duration of refugee visas to 30 months, payment schemes for ‘voluntary’ return, restrictions on asylum support and multiplying settlement thresholds – finds that they risk deepening destitution and insecurity, harming refugees, undermining integration and eroding social cohesion.
Source: Open Democracy
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Reform candidate in Wales steps down after apparent Nazi salute
27 March 26
Welsh Senedd election Reform candidate Corey Edwards steps down, on grounds of mental health, after a photo of him appearing to give a Nazi salute as an imitation of Adolf Hitler is published on the Nation Cymru website.
Source: Guardian
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No evidence of ‘family voting’ in by-election
27 March 26
After an investigation by Greater Manchester Police finds no evidence of ‘family voting’ or voter coercion at the Gorton and Denton by-election, Nigel Farage condemns an ‘establishment whitewash’.
Source: BBC
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Investigation into mayor’s Jewish ambulance X posts
27 March 26
Dr Bharat Pankhania, who is suspended from the Liberal Democrat party, apologises for reposting content on X which called the burning of four ambulances run by a Jewish charity in north London an ‘Israeli false flag operation’.
Source: BBC
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Number of pupils missing more than half of school hits another record high
26 March 26
DfE data reveal a large increase in the percentage of school-age children who miss more than half of school days, while almost a fifth of the country’s children miss ten per cent or more.
Source: BBC
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EU healthcare workers say they ‘refuse to be instruments’ in deportation plans
26 March 26
Over 1,000 healthcare professionals from across Europe sign an open letter to the European Parliament before a vote on new EU returns regulations, saying they refuse to be part of the EU’s enforcement mechanism and will not report undocumented migrants, citing the traumatic effects of enforcement, particularly on children. The proposed regulation has been condemned by 75 rights organisations and 16 UN experts have expressed concerns that they breach international human rights obligations.
Source: Guardian
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