Category Archives: English Defence League

‘We don’t want EDL coming to our town’, is message from We Are Luton meeting

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We Are Luton meeting

Speakers at a meeting last night called for people in Luton to come together and oppose the “Islamophobia” of the English Defence League, who are holding a protest rally in Luton on May 5.

The EDL have been told by Bedfordshire Police that they can hold their rally in Park Street, while coalition group “We Are Luton” are being allowed to protest in Wardown Park.

“We Are Luton” is made up of different groups, including trade unions, Unite Against Fascism (UAF), the Green Party and the Luton Council of Mosques.

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Stephen Lennon to be appointed deputy leader of the British Freedom Party

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UAF Luton anti-EDL demonstrationEDL News has the details. According to leaked documents they have acquired, at a meeting of the English Defence League and the British Freedom Party in February it was agreed that EDL leader Stephen Lennon (“Tommy Robinson”) would become deputy leader of the BFP, currently led by former UKIP parliamentary candidate Paul Weston.

This follows on from the political alliance declared by the EDL and BFP last November. The intention is to announce the decision at a press conference in Luton on 5 May before an EDL demonstration in the town later that day.

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Norwegian Defence League protest flops

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NDL Stavanger demo ad

Police say about 40 far-right radicals have held a peaceful rally to protest what they call the “Islamization of Norway and Europe”.

The demonstration in the southwestern city of Stavanger was held Saturday by the Norwegian Defence League, an anti-Islam organization closely associated with the English Defence League.

Saturday’s demonstration opposed a recent parliamentary decision to amend the country’s constitution to separate the state from the church. That means Norway no longer has a state religion and that all religions will be treated equally.

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March for England heavily outnumbered by anti-fascists in Brighton

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MFE Brighton 2012Antifascists in Brighton have scored a fantastic success against “March for England” – an outfit with close ties with the English Defence League.

MfE supporters and flags are regularly in evidence at demos organised by the racist and fascist thugs of the EDL. Their Brighton event was also being backed by the EDL-linked racist football hooligan organisation Casuals United, which told supporters not to wear “colours” – EDL or Casuals clothing or insignia.

But it wasn’t a good day for the EDL in disguise. Around 1,000 antifascists, overwhelmingly local residents, turned out on the streets of the city today, vastly outnumbering up to 120 of the EDL’s mates, who arrived by train. The antifascist demonstrators were joined by local MP Caroline Lucas as well as some local councillors.

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The EDL member who thinks ‘we need more people like Breivik’

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Rob Heldane Sims EDL

His name is Rob Sims and he’s the man wearing the black EDL t‑shirt in the centre of the picture. (It is taken from his Facebook page, as is this photo which gives a clearer view of his face – and Zionist sympathies – and this one which illustrates his disturbing paramilitary inclinations.)

As we pointed out last week, Sims was responsible for posting the following comment on the EDL’s official Facebook page in response to the trial of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik:

“We should be supporting this guy, The lot he killed where a bunch of Anti-Semite scum, These left wing idiots and muslims are making europe resemble Germany under NSDAP rule, Whats it gonna take for people to realise that we need more people like Breivik who are willing to actually fight for what he believes in.”

That was posted last Wednesday and the EDL admins still haven’t seen fit to remove it, even though it clearly comes into the category of soliciting to murder.

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Breivik receives fan letters from co-thinkers who say they have been ‘inspired’ by his actions

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Mass murderer Anders Breivik has received letters of support from sicko fans in the UK.

The Norwegian racist, who slaughtered 77 people last summer, has had more than 100 messages from warped well-wishers around the globe. Several of his penpals said they were “inspired” by the far-right nut. Breivik, 33, has been so overwhelmed by the volume of notes that he has been unable to reply to them all.

Knut Bjarkeid, director of the Norway’s Ila Prison, which has been holding Breivik for the past nine months, confirmed the killer received letters every day. And in a psychological report, jail psychiatrist Terje Tørrissen revealed they had been sent from Britain, Sweden, Russia and Germany, among others.

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Former EDL regional organiser among men arrested over online race-hate material

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Paul DuffyTwo alleged far-right extremists from the North-East – including a former regional organiser of the English Defence League – have been arrested on suspicion of posting race-hate material online.

The men were among five suspects arrested by the North-East Counter Terrorism Unit in a series of raids across the UK yesterday.

Paul Duffy, 46, who was appointed regional organiser of the EDL in July 2010, was arrested in Elgin Avenue, Seaham, County Durham, on suspicion of public order offences.

Yesterday, neighbours said they were aware of a police presence at a semi-detached house in the street at about 7am, but did not wish to comment further. A woman living at the address which was searched told The Northern Echo: “It’s a private matter. I do not wish to discuss it.”

Meanwhile, Darren Yateley, 43, was arrested in Shrewsbury Drive, Backworth, North Tyneside, for the same offences and was later released on police bail.

Both are believed to be linked to the Infidels, a breakaway organisation from the EDL, whose Facebook page describes itself as an alliance of “right-wing nationalists, patriotic and loyalist groups from different parts of the UK”.

Police also made arrests in Merseyside, Barnsley and London. An 18-year-old man from Merseyside remained in custody last night, as well as a 21-year-old man from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and a 56-year-old man from Holloway, London. An address in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, was also searched.

Northern Echo, 19 April 2012

Five members of EDL splinter group arrested for inciting racial hatred

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Five men believed to be linked to the far-right English Defence League have been arrested on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred.

Police said that officers working with the North East Counter Terrorism Unit swooped to arrest the men, who are members of the North West Infidels – a splinter group of the EDL. The arrests are in connection to a series of alleged racist comments posted on social networking sites, including Facebook.

After news of the arrests spread, rumours surfaced online suggesting that John “Snowy” Shaw, who is thought to be the leader of the group and live in Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, was among those arrested as part of the operation. Police, however, denied he was one of the five detained today.

Officers confirmed that a 43-year-old man from Northumbria; a 46-year-old man from County Durham and an 18-year-old man from Merseyside were arrested, along with a 21-year-old man from Barnsley and a 56-year-old man from north London. All five were taken to local police stations to be interviewed.

A spokesman for the North East Counter Terrorism Unit added that officers took computers, laptops and mobile phones after searching the men’s addresses and others in Knaresborough and Leeds.

The two men from Northumbria and north London have been released on bail, pending further enquiries, a spokesman said. Those from County Durham, Merseyside and Barnsley remain in custody.

Independent, 19 April 2012

Roberta Moore claims Breivik trial is a ‘kangaroo court’, agrees that his murder of Labour Party youth was no different to killing Nazis

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Roberta Moore and Stephen Lennon

Giving evidence at his trial yesterday Anders Breivik “compared Norway’s Labour Party youth wing to the Hitler Youth and called their annual summer gathering an ‘indoctrination’ camp”.

This view of the attack on Utøya is shared by former EDL Jewish Division leader and friend of Stephen Lennon, Roberta Moore. Taking issue with a Facebook critic who argued that there is never a reason to kill innocent civilians, Moore responded: “They were NOT innocent.”

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