Register of Racism and Resistance (RRR)

Tensions as three protest marches converge in central London
28 October 24
Tommy Robinson is jailed for 18 months for contempt of court after repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee. The judge reports that breaches of an injunction had been carried out in a ‘sophisticated’ way to ensure the false claims would reach tens of millions of people online.
Source: Guardian
Category: ANTI-FASCISM AND THE FAR RIGHT
Country: UK
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Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner and Arundhati Roy call for boycott of Israeli cultural institutions
28 October 24
A campaign to boycott Israeli publishers, festivals, literary agencies and publications that are ‘complicit in violating Palestinian rights’, organised by the Palestine festival of literature (PalFest), receives over 1,000 signatures from writers and publishing professionals, including Sally Rooney and Arundhati Roy.
Source: Guardian
Category: CULTURE | MEDIA | SPORT
Country: UK
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France’s hijab bans in sports is ‘discriminatory,’ say UN experts
28 October 24
UN special rapporteurs on cultural rights, minority issues, and freedom of religion and belief, along with members of the UN working group on discrimination against women and girls, have warned that France’s hijab bans in sports are ‘disproportionate and discriminatory’ and that ‘Muslim women and girls who wear the hijab must have equal rights to participate in cultural and sporting life’.
Source: Le Monde
Category: CULTURE | MEDIA | SPORT
Country: France
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Man dies in detention at immigration removal centre near Gatwick airport
27 October 24
A 26-year-old man dies at the Serco-run Brook House IRC near Gatwick airport. Medical Justice says an earlier inquiry found clinical safeguards in detention ‘dysfunctional’, with ongoing systemic failures and assurances of improvements in safety not honoured by the Home Office.
Source: Guardian
Category: ASYLUM | MIGRATION | BORDERS | CITIZENSHIP
Country: UK, Ireland
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Man dies while trying to cross Channel to UK
27 October 24
A 40-year-old man dies of heart failure in a dinghy carrying 50 people as it deflates immediately after leaving the French coast for the UK.
Source: Guardian
Category: ASYLUM | MIGRATION | BORDERS | CITIZENSHIP
Country: UK
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NEU concern over Black teachers’ pay and retention
27 October 24
An NEU report shows that Black teachers are more likely to leave the profession before retirement; twice as likely to experience stress as a result of workplace discrimination; less likely to progress to leadership roles; and, outside of London, earn 4.5% less on average than white teachers.
Source: TES
Category: EDUCATION
Country: UK
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Chris Kaba’s family says policing reforms like ‘punishment’ for his case
26 October 24
At the United Friends and Families Campaign’s annual remembrance procession, Chris Kaba’s cousin tells the press that the home secretary’s new measures on anonymity for firearms officers seem to be a ‘punishment’ for her cousin’s case having made it ‘as far as trial’.
Source: Independent
Category: POLICING | PRISONS | CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Country: UK
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Thousands Protest in Lisbon Against Police Violence
26 October 24
In Lisbon, Portugal, after five nights of unrest following Odair Moniz’s fatal shooting by police, thousands march and rally against police violence, while the far-right CHEGA party organises a counter-protest in solidarity with police.
Source: US News
Category: POLICING | PRISONS | CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Country: Portugal
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Focus on inclusion over fines to fix attendance crisis
25 October 24
A report from Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives on higher persistent non-attendance rates among ‘pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds’ recommends that schools ‘foster a sense of belonging and inclusivity’ with ‘culturally relevant resources’, rather than continuing the current ‘uniform and punitive’ approach.
Source: TES
Category: EDUCATION
Country: UK
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Home Office continues to demand fees unlawfully charged for language tests
25 October 24
The Home Office seeks to rush through legislation to legalise a charge of up to £400 for language tests and qualification assessments, following the discovery that thousands of people applying for visas since 2008 were charged unlawfully, though fees continue to be demanded.
Source: Guardian
Category: ASYLUM | MIGRATION | BORDERS | CITIZENSHIP
Country: UK
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CHEGA in hot water following statements related to death of Odair Moniz
25 October 24
In Portugal, a police officer who four days earlier, shot dead 43-year-old Odair Moniz, originally from Cape Verde, is reportedly indicted for homicide. Police say they are trawling social media accounts with a view to holding the organisers of protests against Moniz’s death criminally responsible for the unrest that followed the death.
Source: Portugal Resident
Category: POLICING | PRISONS | CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Country: Portugal
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Black youth worker Tasered by City of London police wins appeal for damages
25 October 24
Edwin Afriyie, a Black youth worker Tasered by City of London police during a road stop in 2018, wins his civil claims appeal for damages on the grounds that ‘the use of a Taser was not objectively reasonable in the circumstances’.
Source: Guardian
Category: POLICING | PRISONS | CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Country: UK
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Group that emerged from Tory party hosts forum for Britain’s far right
25 October 24
It is revealed that the Traditional Britain Group, which emerged from the Conservatives, now serves as a forum for the British far Right, recently holding a private conference attended by members of the Homeland party and Patriotic Alternative.
Source: Guardian
Category: ANTI-FASCISM AND THE FAR RIGHT
Country: UK
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Far right activists to stand trial for alleged murder of ex-Argentina player : Planet Rugby
25 October 24
In France, two far-right activists are charged with the murder of Federico Martin Aramburu, a former international Argentinian rugby player, in March 2022.
Source: PlanetRugby
Category: ANTI-FASCISM AND THE FAR RIGHT
Country: France
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Concerns raised over access to UK Biobank data after ‘race scientists’ claims
25 October 24
A senior scientist warns that public confidence in the UK Biobank could be compromised if the Human Diversity Foundation is allowed to access sensitive data.
Source: Guardian
Category: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Country: UK
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