‘University staff and students can make provocative statements on subjects such as Israel and Gaza as long as they do not break laws on incitement or harassment, under proposals by the government’s campus free speech tsar.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two men who encouraged copycat terror attacks after shootings in New Zealand have been jailed.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who posed with a shotgun and urged people to “stand up” against Muslims has been jailed for four years.’
The Independent, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who shared photos of himself with a gun alongside anti-Muslim messages has been found guilty of stirring up religious and racial hatred.’
BBC News, 29th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 17 October, the House of Lords debated “the challenges posed by religious intolerance and prejudice in the United Kingdom”.’
Law & Religion UK, 18th October 2018
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘A far-right activist has been jailed for stirring up racial hatred after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) initially declined to prosecute him.’
BBC News, 15th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who posted messages on social media to stir up religious hatred against Muslims has been sentenced.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th February 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A self-proclaimed Nazi who claimed Britain took the wrong side in the second world war has been convicted of stirring racial hatred against Jewish people.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A friend of the ringleader of the London Bridge terror attack has been jailed for four and a half years after making Isis propaganda videos outside Windsor Castle.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who posted a Facebook message calling for all British Muslims to be killed in the wake of the Manchester attack has been jailed for a year.’
The Independent, 7th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who posted a Facebook message calling for all British Muslims to be killed in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing has been sentenced to 12 months in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th September 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A decision not to prosecute a far-right activist with links to Nazi sympathisers is to be re-examined, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.’
BBC News, 8th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New laws to prevent people with extremist views and backgrounds from working with young people will be included in this week’s Queen’s speech as part of a legislative programme aimed at revitalising David Cameron’s premiership after the 23 June EU referendum.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A primary school teacher has been banned from the classroom for life after praising Isil for beheading aid worker Alan Henning in string of offensive social media posts.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A counter-terrorism bill including plans for extremism disruption orders designed to restrict those trying to radicalise young people is to be included in the Queen’s speech, David Cameron will tell the national security council on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Equality and Human Rights Commission upholds right to publish Mohammed cartoons but not to teach that gay people will ‘burn in Hell’.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The “best friend” of Woolwich killer Michael Adebolajo has been jailed at the Old Bailey for encouraging terrorism in lectures he broadcast over the internet.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
In a report published today the Law Commission recommends reforms to ensure that the criminal justice system is able to make a stronger and more coherent response to hate crime.
Law Commission, 28th May 2014
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
‘The Hate Crime Action Plan documents the government’s work to tackle hate crime.
A report on the progress made in the past 2 years has been published. Achievements include: better education of secondary school pupils, improved recording by police and work with major internet service providers in the UK and USA to reduce the harm caused by hate material on the internet. The report also discusses the spike in anti-Muslim sentiment following the murder of Lee Rigby.’
Home Office, 7th May 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A couple were jailed on Friday for glorifying the murder of the soldier Lee Rigby in videos posted on YouTube that were “offensive in the extreme”. Royal Barnes, 23, and his wife Rebekah Dawson, 22, of Hackney, north-east London, recorded and uploaded three videos shortly after the murder in Woolwich, south-east London, last May.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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