‘The white supremacist host of a podcast that made “vile” racist attacks in an attempt to stir up hatred, divide communities and spread fear has been jailed for two and a half years.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A white-supremacist podcast host is to be sentenced after stirring up racial hatred on his “vile” show Radio Aryan.’
The Independent, 15th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A podcaster has been found guilty of distributing racist and anti-Semitic content.’
BBC News, 1st April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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 man described as a “poster boy” for a banned far-right terror group has been jailed after using social media to post racist and anti-Semitic material.’
BBC News, 23rd May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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 white supremacist has had his prison sentence cut after the Court of Appeal heard he was not as racist as some of his Facebook friends. Lawrence Burns, 23, who wanted to protect an “advanced warrior race of white men and women,” was jailed for four years for stirring up racial hatred following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court late in 2016.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.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 former hospice worker, who posted “vile” antisemitic material online ahead of a planned neo-Nazi rally, has been jailed for more than three years.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.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
‘George Galloway will not face charges over a speech he made in August declaring Bradford an “Israel-free zone”.’
The Guardian, 16th October 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
‘Christopher Philips has today (8 January 2014) been sentenced to 12 months in prison and imposed with an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) for distributing videos of himself at an extremist right-wing event on a social media site. Mr Philips pleaded guilty to one count of stirring up racial hatred contrary to section 21 of the Public Order Act 1986 at a hearing on 31 October 2013 at Wolverhampton Crown Court.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th January 2014
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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