Neo-Nazis distribute menacing homophobic flyers in Southampton
Neo-Nazis distributed menacing homophobic flyers in Southampton in the days leading up to the city’s annual Pride event on August 30, a Faith Matters investigation has […]
Hate Crime
Antisemitic pensioner fined for harassing his local MP
A pensioner has been fined after sending antisemitic letters to his local MP. James Evans, 70, sent Worcester MP Robin Walker around 100 letters between […]
Family seek hate crime charge against white supremacist accused of killing Iranian-American Shayan Mazroei
The family of murdered Iranian-American engineering student Shayan Mazroei, 22, want authorities to consider it a hate crime. Craig Tanber, a white supremacist gang member […]
Four men accused of ‘anti-Christian’ hate crime to appear in court
Four men accused of a faith-based hate crime will appear at York Crown Court on October 9 after a Christian teenager was allegedly the victim […]
Racist jailed after taunting Jewish woman with Hitler Youth flag
Nicholas Goodwin, 23, sent a Jewish mother a photo of himself with a Hitler Youth flag, after she stopped him from contacting her son. The […]
Suspected arson of Church of Loaves and Fish hints at a deeper problem
A fire at the historic Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes at Tabgha, on the Sea of Galilee, was a hate crime, […]
Brahma Kumaris meditation centre arsonist awaits fate
Update: Finch received a 5-year prison sentence and restraining order. The sentencing of a man found guilty of religiously-motivated arson has been postponed. Stephen Finch, […]
‘Outlawing’ Islamophobia misses the point: it’s about hate crimes.
The criticism directed at Ed Miliband’s pledge to tackle Islamophobia misses a crucial point: he was talking in the context of hate crimes. Miliband told […]
#WeStandTogether: campaign against hate crime launched in the wake of European terror
The recently launched #WeStandTogether campaign intends to move the notion of solidarity from platitudes into a petition and broader movement against hate crime. Against the […]
Anti-Semitism in the UK at all-time high, says report
Anti-Semitism in UK hit record levels last year, according to the Community Security Trust’s (CST) latest report, which recorded 1,168 incidents, a 25 per cent […]