Seven admit playing a part in Walsall EDL protest violence
Trouble flared at the EDL rally in Leicester Street on September 29 last year, while Unite Against Fascism held a separate event elsewhere in the town centre. Hundreds of EDL supporters had been in the town and some stewards, EDL supporters and police officers suffered injuries when violence erupted. Seven men appeared at Wolverhampton Crown … Read more
Waltham Forest Police say they have no intelligence to suggest an EDL march in Walthamstow will result in violence.
Anti-EDL campaigners outside the town hall meeting yesterday POLICE have told the Guardian they have no intelligence to suggest that a controversial march by the far right English Defence League (EDL) this weekend will be violent or disrupt the community. The extremist group, which describes itself as a movement against Islamic extremism but which critics … Read more
Violent Thug Heading To Walthamstow
Leading Stockton EDL member Darren Mann has announced he is heading to the Walthamstow EDL demo on September 1st. First impressions are everything to me and my first impression of Darren Mann is that he is potentially a violent thug. What do you think ? From Hope Not Hate . Report by: Simon Cressy. 28.08.12
Tense anti-racist march underscores the task ahead for Liverpool’s anti-fascists
Yesterday saw the annual James Larkin Society march and rally in Liverpool, under the banner of “Working Class Unity Against Racism and Fascism.” The theme was chosen in defiance of rising far-right activity in the city, most notably a mobilisation in February where 200 fascists, loyalists and ex-soldiers were able to turn an Irish Republican … Read more
HOPE not hate secure EDL conviction
This is the moment Steven Crispin, a 23-year old EDL member, fractured the jaw of a Muslim man during an un-policed English Defence League (EDL) march in Dagenham last year. Two brothers, Mohammed and Aftab, were walking near their house in Dagenham when a group of EDL thugs, on an EDL march, attacked them. The … Read more
BNP Supporter Attacks Former Girlfriend.
Shaun Carter A BNP supporter has pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex partner at their home in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. Shaun Carter appeared at Kirklees Magistrates Court after he admitted assaulting Susan Purdy in the Thornhill area of Dewsbury last August. Prosecutor Marina Hunter-Grey told the court that Carter threw a … Read more
Drunk EDL member head-butted UAF supporter at anti-racist music festival
A supporter of the English Defence League head-butted one of the group’s opponents during an anti-racism music festival. James Lee Elliott, 20, was drunk when he attacked a member of Leicester Unite Against Fascism during the festival last year. The assault took place during a free music festival called Love Music, Hate Racism in Leicester’s Market Corner … Read more
EDL firework thug gets suspended sentence
An EDL thug who stormed a peaceful protest before hurling a lit firework has walked free from court. Anthony Crawford sparked pandemonium when he lobbed the explosive at anti-jubilee protesters as they gathered for a rally in Newcastle city centre. It landed in the hood worn by Barnaby Drew, from Byker, Newcastle, who was … Read more
EDL commander intimidating protests against Asian MEP jailed for 18 months in UK. EDL commander intimidating protests against Asian MEP jailed for 18 months in UK
A ‘commander’ in the English Defence League who led a mob of 40 people to barricade the home of Conservative MEP Sajjad Karim has been jailed for 18 months. Bernard Holmes, 28, was arrested after members of far right group converged on the property of Mr Karim whilst his wife and two young children were … Read more
Brighton: Fash, bang, wallop
Reposted from SchNEWS Quote of the day – “Well who thought it was a good idea to organise these two demonstrations on the same day? Surely it was obvious there would be problems” – random Brighton theatre-goer/by-stander Yesterday’s counter-protest against the March for Englandexceeded all expectations. Although the fascists did march they did so inside a … Read more
