Another Windrush generation man has UK deportation order revoked
27 May 25
The 2016 deportation of Gersham Williams, now aged 74, to Jamaica is revoked since he arrived in the UK in 1961, aged 10, and was exempt by law. His case follows that of Winston Knight, 64, whose deportation order was revoked on 16 May. Williams’ solicitor says there will be many similar cases, and calls on the Home Office to do more for them.
Source: Guardian
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Swinney demands Meta remove ‘racist’ Reform UK ad attacking Labour’s Sarwar
26 May 25
SNP leader John Swinney demands that Facebook act on a Reform UK ‘racist’ Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse byelection video advert, which attacks the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, claiming that he wants to prioritise Pakistani communities. The advert ‘appears designed to provoke division, stir racial resentment and marginalise Pakistani residents in Scotland’, says the SNP.
Source: Guardian
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Clapton CFC Women’s First Team vs Dulwich Hamlet Res cup final is abandoned
25 May 25
A London & South East Regional Women’s Football League Trophy fixture is abandoned after management at the venue, Maidstone United’s Gallagher Stadium, object to a Palestine flag among Clapton CFC supporters and an anti-genocide flag among the Dulwich Hamlet fans. Clapton CFC players issue a statement in support of their fans.
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Only a third of recommendations to tackle endemic racism in UK implemented
25 May 25
A Guardian investigation finds that only a third of recommendations from major reports commissioned over the last 40 years to tackle endemic racism have been implemented. It also finds that companies in the UK, in the face of right-wing attacks from Reform UK and others, are rebranding diversity policies to avoid controversy. But, as the Institute of Race Relations and others point out, in any event such ‘DEI’ policies have little connection to the radical demands coming from the anti-racism movement itself.
Source: Guardian
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Council of Europe chief warns against politicising court of human rights
25 May 25
The Council of Europe warns against ‘politicising’ the European human rights court after nine European leaders sign a letter by the Italian and Danish prime ministers calling for the court to allow states more freedom to deport migrants.
Source: Guardian
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Triple jeopardy: the betrayal of Afghanistan’s finest
25 May 25
An Observer investigation reveals that the SAS vetoed the issue of visas to thousands of Afghan soldiers who had fought alongside them, to prevent them from giving evidence to the Afghanistan Inquiry about war crimes allegedly carried out by SAS soldiers.
Source: Observer
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UK Border Force is in effect under military command, report says
25 May 25
A report from the Institute of Race Relations, entitled ‘Paramilitary Policing Against the People’ reveals the hypermilitarisation of policing across Europe – from borders to during civil unrest and now against public protest. It covers 69 deaths of migrants, refugees and other racialised groups through the use of supposed non-lethal weaponry.
Source: Guardian
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Kneecap at TRNSMT would need ‘significant’ police oper…
22 May 25
Police Scotland warn that allowing Kneecap to perform at TRNSMT would require a ‘significant policing operation’ following terror charges against Mo Chara and public backlash over past comments. Scotland’s first minister calls the band’s past remarks ‘completely unacceptable,’ adding pressure on organisers to drop them from the lineup.
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KNEECAP: ‘We will fight you in court. We will win.’
22 May 25
Kneecap band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (stage name Mo Chara) who has been charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a London gig last year, denies the ‘offence’ and describes the prosecution as political policing, as Gaza is the real story.
Source: Belfast Media
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Experts ‘would refuse to take part’ in mandatory castration for sex offenders
22 May 25
After justice secretary Shabana Mahmood says she is considering bringing in measures targeting prisoners with ‘problematic sexual arousal’, experts say that any attempt to bring in compulsory chemical castration would be legally challenged as ‘ethically unsound’, as doctors are not agents of social control.
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Germany reports 40pct jump in politically motivated crime
21 May 25
A 40% surge in politically motivated crime in 2024 is reported in Germany, with a record 84,172 offences, nearly half linked to far-right ideology and including attacks on politicians, LGBTQ+ events and party offices. Authorities also record 6,236 antisemitic crimes, half of which are attributed to far-right actors, alongside a 15.3% rise in violent offences.
Source: Macau Business
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Five guilty of racist abuse of footballer Vinicius in landmark ruling in Spain
21 May 25
Five Real Valladolid fans receive suspended sentences for racially abusing Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr. in December 2022. The landmark ruling classifies the abuse as a hate crime, the first of its kind in Spain, and bans the offenders from football matches for three years. La Liga calls it a historic step in tackling racism in Spanish football.
Source: Euronews
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Two people die attempting to cross Channel in dinghy
21 May 25
Two people die attempting to cross the Channel, ten are rescued and returned to Calais and around 70 more continue their journey to the UK.
Source: Guardian
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Teenagers arrested as Germany says it broke up a far-right group planning attacks
21 May 25
German police arrest five teenagers, aged 14 to 18, linked to the far-right ‘Last Defence Wave’. The suspects are charged with attempted murder and arson after allegedly setting fire to a cultural centre in Altdöbern, trying to bomb asylum accommodation in Schmölln, and planning another arson attack in Senftenberg.
Source: NBC News
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Macron urges government action on Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in France
21 May 25
After the release of a French government-commissioned report claiming Muslim Brotherhood influence is spreading, the president says that ‘Political Islamism’ poses a threat to ‘national cohesion’ and his party proposes a new criminal offence of coercion against parents who force daughters to veil. The Rassemblement National party president vows to ban the Muslim Brotherhood if the far Right come to power.
Source: Le Monde
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