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Sweden Democrats sends members anti-Islam mag

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Dispatch International

Some 6,000 members of the Sweden Democrats will be receiving an anti-Islam newspaper at the end of the month, courtesy of the party. “Dispatch International is a paper that plays an important role in the societal debate,” MP and editor in chief for the Sweden Democrat paper SD–Kuriren, Richard Jomshof, told local paper Sydsvenskan.

The publication, which is connected to the Swedish anti-Islam group “Freedom of the Press Society” (Tryckfrihetssällskapet), recently featured an article where a professor argues that the Muslim call to prayer should not only be seen as that but also as a threat. The Freedom of the Press Society has previously also posted anti-Semitic comments on its Facebook page.

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France sees alarming rise in Islamophobia

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Poitiers mosque protest (2)

Génération Identitaire supporters stage protest against Poitiers mosque

French Muslims have become the target of a marked increase in Islamophobic violence and actions, as well as incendiary statements by politicians, over the last two years, according to a report by a leading anti-racism observatory.

The number of racist acts against Muslims in France is increasing “alarmingly”, according to the country’s National Observatory of Islamophobia, whose president has called for overt Islamophobia to be taken as seriously as anti-Semitism, which is a criminal offence in France.

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Bristol EDL leader arrested in connection with graffiti attacks on mosques and Sikh temple

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EDL Mickey BaylissThe leader of the English Defence League (EDL) in Bristol has been arrested in connection with graffiti sprayed on mosques and Sikh temples.

Mickey Bayliss, from Upton Cheyney near Bitton, was arrested on Wednesday, along with another man.

The two had their properties searched but were not charged and have been released on bail.

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EDL thug is candidate in Rotherham by-election

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EDL attack Islamic literature stall in Hyde ParkOn Tuesday the EDL’s Yorkshire division announced that an “EDL candidate” would be contesting the Rotherham parliamentary by-election. “Vote for him it’s the way to stop grooming gangs”, they urged.

Some on the extreme right expressed surprise that the candidate (at that point still unnamed) wouldn’t be standing under the banner of the British Freedom party, as EDL co-leader Kevin Carroll is doing in the Bedfordshire police commissioner election. According to one contributor to a British Democracy Forum discussion thread, the candidate had originally wanted to stand for the BFP but it had been “mutually agreed” that it would be “best if he stood as an independent due to a colourful past”.

The meaning of this cryptic remark became clear yesterday when the list of candidates was published. The EDL candidate (who can’t of course stand in the name of the EDL as it is not a registered political party) turns out to be one Clint Bristow.

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Up yours, Sweden Democrats!

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Pontus Wernbloom Zlatan tweet

Following Sweden’s 4-2 victory over England in yesterday’sinternational friendly in Stockholm, in which Sweden’s captain Zlatan Ibrahimović played such a spectacular role, his teammate Pontus Wernbloom has taken the opprtunity to have a go at the anti-migrant, Islamophobic Sweden Democrats. He tweets: “What does the SD have to say after The Zlatan Show today? It is an honour to play in the same team as the man.”

Fascists to hold another protest against Sunderland mosque

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NPF Hartlepool demo

The Northern Patriotic Front demonstrating in Hartlepool last month

A Far Right group is to stage a further demonstration over the proposed opening of a new mosque.

The Northern Patriotic Front, formed in Newcastle by ex-members of the National Front in August, is to stage what it insists will be a peaceful hour-long protest in the Millfield area of Sunderland at noon on Saturday (November 17).

Police say they expect a counter demonstration by anti-fascist groups and have warned that anyone causing trouble will be dealt with.

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Residents vent anger at Stoke-on-Trent BNP leader over BBC show

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Michael Coleman Enoch Powell mugStoke-on-Trent residents hit out at Stoke-on-Trent BNP leader Michael Coleman’s ‘racial slurs’ aired on a controversial BBC documentary.

The second episode of the three-part series, The Year The Town Hall Shrank, shadowed the BNP during their campaigning.

But local residents who watched the programme were enraged and offended by BNP leader Michael Coleman. He is accused of insulting Islamic clothing and his fellow Stoke City councillors.

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Immigration fears and unemployment boost support for Sweden Democrats

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Banking on concerns of immigration and rising unemployment, far-rightists are gaining popularity in Sweden, amid expectations of becoming the third party in the country’s coming election.

“Immigration is topping the agenda and this benefits the Sweden Democrats,” Carl Melin, polling head at United Minds, told Reuters Monday, November 12.

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