Police clamp down on counter demos in Bristol
The police have today used their powers under the Public Order Act to prevent a counter demonstration to the presence of the right-wing and anti-Islamic EDL from going ahead in Bristol City Centre tomorrow (Saturday). Organisers of the rally, which had significant trade union backing, have been issued with legal notices enforcing restrictions on the … Read more
EDL in Bristol: Group expects trouble from ‘idiotic communist types’
The English Defence League (EDL) has attacked the Labour Party for supporting “rent-a-mobs” in advance of the group’s march in Bristol tomorrow. A spokesman for the EDL told Bristol24-7 the group was expecting trouble from “idiotic communist types” who wanted to provoke a violent confrontation. But in responding to the condemnation from Bristol’s two Labour … Read more
Antifascist Solidarity Needed in Liverpool on Saturday 21st July!
At 13:00 on Saturday, 21st July, Liverpool Antifascists will be gathering at Combermere Street in the Toxteth area of the city. We then plan to march to the city centre, for a rally themed around ‘working class unity against racism and fascism’. Liverpool Antifascists would like to ask you to attend, or spread the word … Read more
Neo-Nazi acquitted after driving into leftists
A German neo-Nazi who drove into a group of leftists, leaving one with a brain injury, has been acquitted of attempted manslaughter. The judge found he was acting in self-defence. The incident happened last October at a neo-Nazi event in Riegel am Rande in the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg. The 29-year-old accused was sitting … Read more
Far right supporter arrested during National Front protest
Islamophobia Watch draws our attention to a local news report regarding the arrest of a far right supporter for an alleged racial public order offence during a protest organized by the South Wales National Front in Swansea. From the : South Wales Evening Post “A 21-year old man has been arrested during a demonstration by … Read more
