Dear IRR News subscriber, This has been a devastating week, with the massacre of fifty Muslim worshippers and the injuring of fifty more at the Al Noor mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand. In a nationwide and inter-cultural response that has been heart-rending, New Zealanders have performed the traditional ceremonial Maori ‘Haka’
Who facilitated the Christchurch terrorist’s journey through hate?
The context of war and the influence of the New Right intelligentsia cannot be left out of the reckoning when it comes to understanding the making of the New Zealand terrorist. The massacre of fifty Muslim worshipers, and wounding of fifty more people, at the Al Noor mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New
The Christchurch massacre – implications and developments
The terrible events in Christchurch, New Zealand, which left fifty people dead and fifty people injured, reverberated across the UK. Below we provide a round-up of the most important developments, drawing particular attention to criticism of the media, online posts in support of the perpetrator and attacks on Muslims across the UK. We also draw
Calendar of Racism and Resistance (6 March – 19 March 2019)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. An additional calendar on the Christchurch massacre of fifty people in New Zealand, its European implications, and related racial violence in the UK can be found here. ASYLUM, MIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP ASYLUM AND MIGRANT RIGHTS 6 March: The public accounts committee
Remembering V. Varadakumar (1949 – 2019)
The Tamil community has lost a valiant fighter. Just one year after the passing of A. Sivanandan (Siva), the Tamil community suffered another devastating loss with the sudden death of human rights activist and community organiser Vairamuttu Varadakumar. Friends found him at his home last week, after he uncharacteristically had failed to attend several engagements.
IRR News (19 February – 5 March 2019)
Dear IRR News subscriber, Today, on International Women’s Day, the IRR warns that anti-immigrant Islamophobic currents in Europe are growing on the back of the racialisation of sex crimes. Writing in the UK context, Kay Stephens, as part of an anti-racist feminist collective in London, argues that in order to resist the toxic narrative around
‘Asian grooming gangs’: media, state and the far Right
On International Women’s Day, Kay Stephens reflects on how the far Right and the mainstream co-opt a feminist stance for racist and anti-feminist ends, particularly around issues of sexual violence. In 2018, we witnessed an escalation in far-right demonstrations in the UK as a response to the arrest and then jailing of ex-EDL leader Tommy
Challenging far-right racism means standing up for women’s rights, says IRR
Today, on International Women’s Day, the IRR warns that anti-immigrant Islamophobic currents in Europe are growing on the back of the racialisation of sex crimes. Writing in the UK context, Kay Stephens, as part of an anti-racist feminist collective in London, argues that in order to resist the toxic narrative around ‘Asian grooming gangs’, we
Calendar of racism and resistance (19 February – 5 March 2019)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. ASYLUM, MIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP Asylum and migrant rights 21 February: Humanitarian organisations criticise new parliamentary legislation in Denmark that increases the numbers of people eligible for deportation, a removal of indefinite stay for refugees and a reduction of
IRR News (6 – 19 February 2019)
Dear IRR News subscriber, Since at least 2011, the IRR has been warning about the dangers posed by deprivation of citizenship laws. (Read lawyer Amanda Weston’s explanation of the deprivation provisions here). But now with the revocation of Shamima Begum’s British citizenship, the 19-year-old has been left effectively stateless and stranded in a refugee camp