EUROPE The Huffington Post: UAF Conference: Europe’s Anti-Fascists Warn Of Neo-Nazi Rise. ???Britain must be part of a co-ordinated effort to help defeat far-right and neo-Nazi parties across Europe, like Greece’s Golden Dawn and Hungary’s Jobbik, European campaigners have said. Anti-racism activists from France and Greece addressed the Unite Against Fascism conference this weekend, warning […]
Mmegi Online: Somalia Al Shabaab militants threaten British attack:??In a series of eleven posts written by Al Shabaab’s Press Office on its Twitter page, the radical group threatened to inflict on Britain its worst-ever attack.”The nightmare that surreptitiously looms on British shores is bound to eclipse the horrors of 7/7 and 21/7 combined,” said one […]
The Guardian:??BNP divisions exposed as Andrew Brons resigns:??Divisions that may spell the end of??the far right??British National Party exploded into the open with the departure from the party of one of its two MEPs. Andrew Brons??announced his departure??with an angry statement??claiming that up to 90% of the party’s membership, activists and former officials have already […]
The Star:??Extra police on duty for EDL and UAF demo’s in Rotherham:??Extra police will be on duty in Rotherham next weekend when the EDL and UAF both stage rallies in the town. The??EDL has called a demo for October 13 after confidential police and council documents were leaked detailing the problem of gangs of Asian […]
Analysis: Policy Network: Recapturing the ‘Reluctant Radicals’: Marley Morris discusses the recent Counterpoint research for Policy Network: “???Reluctant radicals??? who offer uncommitted and indecisive support to populist parties are key to understanding the success of the far-right in European elections” Rotherham Advertiser: Anti-fascists planning rally to counter EDL’s Rotherham demo: “Anti-fascist protesters have called for […]
BBC Northern Ireland:??BNP leader Nick Griffin defends Fenian comment on Twitter: “The BNP leader Nick Griffin has defended using a derogatory term about Catholics on Twitter.??Mr Griffin, who attended the Ulster Covenant event at Stormont in Belfast on Saturday, said he had used the word Fenian in a tweet after receiving abusive messages from republicans.” […]
Research: Institute for Strategic Dialogue: Security in an Olympics Year: Reassessing the Threat from Right-Wing Extremism:??The recent arrest of a number of individuals suspected of planning a terrorist attack at the 2012 London Olympic Games is a timely reminder of the security threats that face the Games. Confining the original security budget to the paper […]
The Enquirer: Protest marches hit city centre: “Potentially explosive protest marches by the English Defence League (EDL) and counter groups held on Saturday in Chelmsford city centre finished with minimal disruption, according to Essex Police.??The marches held by the English Defence League (EDL) and Unite Against Fascism (UAF)?? in the city centre on Saturday, began […]
