Category Archives: Far right racists

‘200 police officers’ patrol Scottish Defence League rally in Glasgow

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SDL Glasgow February 2012(2)Around “200 officers” were on hand to police an unauthorised demonstration by an extremist group on Saturday, an MSP claimed.

Police and riot vans gathered at Glasgow’s St Enoch Square to meet demonstrators from the Scottish Defence League (SDL), an anti-Islamic organisation which claims to campaign against radical Islam and Sharia.

The SDL had applied to Glasgow City Council to hold a parade through the city, but their application was withdrawn after a civic coalition of political party leaders, trade unions, religious groups and campaigners signed an open letter in protest at the march. The SDL indicated that they intended to hold a “static demonstration” instead.

Some SDL demonstrators are understood to have gathered in St Enoch subway station beneath the square shortly before 12pm. One entrance to the station was sealed off. A counter-demonstration by anti-fascist groups, trade unions and political parties also took place in nearby George Square.

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Rochdale rioters shouted ‘EDL’

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Rochdale protestPolice have stepped up patrols in the Heywood area of Rochdale following violent disturbances which saw officers pelted with bricks and other missiles.

A Greater Manchester Police officer suffered bruising to his legs and arms during the trouble which erupted on Thursday. No other injuries were reported.

Windows were damaged at a fast food outlet, believed to be an Asian takeaway business, in Bridge Street, while three police vehicles and a car belonging to a member of the public were also damaged.

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Twelve EDL supporters in court over attack on Leeds anti-racism concert

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Rage Against Racism advertFive men including a serving soldier and seven juveniles will appear in court tomorrow charged in connection with a disturbance at an anti-racism concert.

The 12 will appear at Leeds Magistrates Court charged with affray in relation to fighting which interrupted the “Rage Against Racism” event at The Well bar in Chorley Lane, Leeds, on June 18.

During the concert attended by around 150, a group of people allegedly chanting support for the English Defence League attempted to enter. It was reported rocks and bottles were thrown and one person suffered a serious facial injury and others minor injuries. Damage included broken windows.

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Another EDL thug gets a CRASBO

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John McAndrewOfficers serving with the National Domestic Extremism Unit have spoken of their satisfaction after a man was barred from attending any Islamic-related sites and ordered to steer clear of English Defence League protests.

Woolwich Crown Court was told how John McAndrew had been jailed for a minimum of seven months for affray and common assault in December 2011.

And at a hearing on February 20 2012 he was served with a Conviction-Related Anti Social Behaviour Order (CRASBO). The move means he must now not enter mosques, Islamic cultural centres or Muslim festival sites in Greater London for five years. He is also barred from attending any public demonstration organised by, or in conjunction with the EDL or promote their activities within England and Wales.

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Greater Manchester Police may seek EDL march ban

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EDL denying your race is treasonGreater Manchester Police’s chief constable says he may seek to ban a march by the English Defence League (EDL) over fears it could spark unrest.

Peter Fahy is to meet Tameside councillors to discuss whether to apply for a Home Office ban for Saturday’s proposed march in Hyde.

The protest follows an attack on Daniel Stringer-Prince who suffered a broken eye socket and fractured skull. The EDL said the march was a national protest against extremism.

Mr Fahy said: “We are concerned that there could be a threat to peace and order. The attack was an awful crime but I’m not sure we need outsiders coming in and clearly the fear is that they are just exploiting the situation.”

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Marine Le Pen reverts to type with halal claims

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Marine Le Pen (4)French far-right leader Marine Le Pen switched her presidential campaign back to immigration on Sunday, accusing Nicolas Sarkozy of bowing to Muslim pressure over how animals are killed for meat, to try to head off his attempts to poach her supporters.

Le Pen had sought to attract voters by shifting from a traditional emphasis on immigration and French identity to leaving the euro and imposing protectionist barriers, to exploit discontent over the debt crisis in Europe and globalization.

But at a congress of her National Front party in Lille, Le Pen returned to familiar anti-immigration territory, saying she had proof that all meat in Paris was halal. “This situation is deception and the government has been fully aware of it for months,” Le Pen said. “All the abattoirs of the Paris region have succumbed to the rules of a minority. We have reason to be disgusted.”

Le Pen’s aides said she would file a legal complaint on the matter. During her closing speech she said the government was bowing down to “Islamic radicals.”

Reuters, 19 February 2012

Update:  See “Halal slaughter becomes political issue in France”, Reuters, 21 February 2012

British Freedom Party links up with Brigitte Gabriel

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On Thursday night, the Chairman of the newly formed British Freedom Party, Paul Weston, spoke to a group of New Yorkers at a meeting sponsored by Brigitte Gabriel’s Act For America organization. Weston also said he came to warn America that what is happening in Britain today could happen in America in the not too distant future.

The American Thinker reports. See also Urban Infidel.

The vile racist rants of Liverpool EDL co-ordinator Kurtis Cawley

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Kurtis Cawley pork scratchingsA security guard and English Defence League activist was sacked after he left pork scratchings outside a Liverpool supermarket – in a bid to deter Muslim customers.

Kurtis Cawley will no longer be stationed at Tesco Metro, in Kensington, after his racist rants were revealed.

The Liverpool EDL co-ordinator showed no quarter in vile online proclamations against minority groups.

He was suspended by bosses following his sick diatribes and dismissed for gross misconduct last Friday.

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British Freedom Party leader to speak at Jewish Defense League meeting in Toronto

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Paul WestonSecurity will be tight on Monday as a controversial leader of a far-right British Freedom Party (BFP) talks to supporters in Toronto about his tough stand against immigration and spread of radical Islam. Toronto Police officers will be on hand as Paul Weston is expected to draw a large crowd at the Toronto Zionist Centre, on Marlee Ave.

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