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BNP plans to vet would-be members at their homes
The BNP plans to send officials to vet all would-be members in their homes.
11 March 2010 (external article)
bbc news Keir McElroy guilty of racist assault at rally
A man, who had previously admitted assaulting Luton town mayor Lakhbir Singh during a homecoming parade by soldiers last year, has been found guilty of racially aggravated assault after he hit an Asian man with a banner at a subsequent march.
11 March 2010 (external article)
sunderland echo BNP teacher fails to block a disciplinary hearing
Adam Walker has failed again to get a disciplinary hearing at the General Teaching Council postponed. He faces action after being accused of racial and religious intolerance.
4 March 2010 (external article)
northern echo BNP activist loses his case for unfair dismissal
Teacher Mark Walker has lost his appeal to an employment tribunal after he alleged unfair dismissal. He was originally fired for absenteeism, but believed he was a victim of a political witch hunt.
4 March 2010 (external article)
stoke sentinel Racist youths hurl beer bottles at delivery driver
Zahid Zanan has been targeted by a gang of 15 youths as he returned to the takeway where he worked. Both Zahid and his partner have admitted to feeling more intimidated due to EDL demonstrations in the area.
4 March 2010 (external article)
stv Three in court following Edinburgh SDL demo
Two men, including a man from Buckinghamshire, have pleaded guilty to a breach of the peace during a Scottish Defence League demo at the weekend. A third man denied the charge of acting in a manner likely to incite violence and public disorder.
25 February 2010 (external article)
bbc news 2,000-strong anti-racism demo in Edinburgh
A demonstration against a threatened protest by the Scottish Defence League saw 2,000 anti-racists march through Edinburgh, whilst 90 SDL supporters were held inside a pub by police.
25 February 2010 (external article)
bbc news EDL demonstration costs almost £200,000 in Stoke-on-Trent
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the English Defence League rally last month has so far cost Staffordshire police £196,631.
18 February 2010 (external article)
londonderry sentinel Indian couple's home attacked by National Front
An Indian couple living in the Waterside area of Derry have been targeted in a late night racist attack. 'NF' and 'Out' was daubed on their front door, black paint poured over their car and three of its tyres slashed.
18 February 2010 (external article)
bbc news 17-year-old pleads guilty to racist internet campaign
The unnamed teenager posted videos of violence against Black people, including a video of a Black man being hanged by the Ku Klux Klan. He also ran a White supremacist website and posted videos of himself expressing racist opinions.
18 February 2010 (external article)
scotsman Thousands to demonstrate against Scottish Defence League
Thousands of people are set to take part in an anti-fascist rally in Edinburgh this Saturday, organised as a response to a planned demonstration by the SDL, the Scottish offshoot of the English Defence League.
18 February 2010 (external article)
bbc news BNP changes constitution to allow BME members
In an EGM over the weekend BNP members voted to allow people from BME communities to become members, scrapping its Whites only membership rule. The vote came following legal action.
15 February 2010 (external article)
bbc news Two men fined over English Defence League rally
Anthony Cook and a 17-year-old have been fined for racially-aggravated public order offences committed at a EDL rally in Stoke-on-Trent. A further four men have also been charged.
11 February 2010 (external article)
wales online Arrests over anti-Muslim Facebook page
Five men have been arrested for religiously aggravated public order offences after a Facebook site was set up declaring 'all Muslims should be thrown out of Wales' - the first time people have been arrested over comments posted on Facebook.
9 February 2010 (external article)
bbc news Stoke council pays £10,000 cost of EDL demo
Stoke council has announced a bill of £10,000 as a result of managing roads following an EDL demonstration in the town. Police costs are expected to be much higher. Three people have been charged with racially aggravated offences.
5 February 2010 (external article)
north wales daily post £217,000 to police anti-Islamist demo in Wrexham
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that £217,854 of taxpayers' money was spent last November on policing an anti-Islamic extremism demo in north Wales by a group calling itself the Welsh Defence League.
3 February 2010 (external article)
bbc news BNP faces final warning on membership rules
A court has given the BNP more time to amend its constitution which does not allow non-white members. An EGM is due to take place where members will vote on the proposed changes brought as a result of legal action taken by the EHRC.
1 February 2010 (external article)
yorkshire evening post Racists lose appeal but have sentences reduced
Two men, Simon Sheppard and Stephen Whittle, convicted of inciting racial hatred online have lost their appeals against their convictions but have had their sentences reduced.
1 February 2010 (external article)
the star Senior BNP activist running for MP in Sheffield
Mark Collett, a senior BNP activist, who has previously expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler, is standing for parliament in Sheffield. He was featured in a 2002 Channel 4 documentary Young, Nazi and Proud claiming that 'Hitler will live forever'.
28 January 2010 (external article)
birmingham mail AWOL soldier admits being in BNP
Anthony Phipps, a soldier from Birmingham who is on the run, has admitted that he is a BNP member but denied that he is a 'racist or a Nazi', after pictures of his 'Nazi tattoo' and of him allegedly making Sieg Heil-style salutes were made public.
27 January 2010 (external article)
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