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Violence erupts at English Defence League Bradford rally
Missiles were thrown and minor clashes took place between supporters of the EDL, anti-fascists and the police at the demonstration on 28 August.
31 August 2010 (external article)
bbc news Clashes at Brighton anti-fascist demonstration
Clashes between anti-fascists and supporters of the English Nationalist Alliance during demonstrations in Brighton resulted in fourteen arrests and three injuries.
31 August 2010 (external article)
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Who defends whom?
By Jehanzeb Khan
An anti-racist student organiser discusses, in the light of the upcoming English Defence League (EDL) event in Bradford, what anti-fascists can learn about recent state interventions and particularly the policing of anti-fascist demonstrations.
27 August 2010 (1211 words)
bradford telegraph and argus Police statement on Bradford demonstration released
West Yorkshire police have confirmed events are being held in Bradford on the 28 August by the English Defence League, Unite Against Fascism and local community groups. They warned protestors of reacting to any violence.
25 August 2010 (external article)
guardian Home Secretary bans EDL Bradford march
The English Defence League march in Bradford planned for 28 August has been banned by the Home Secretary after a petition with 10,000 signatures was submitted. The EDL does, however, plan to carry out a 'static demonstration'.
23 August 2010 (external article)
sify Guide on attacking Muslims with pork posted online
A detailed guide on covering areas with pork to drive Muslims out has been posted on several far-Right blogs, including those of the English Defence League and English Nationalist Alliance.
23 August 2010 (external article)
bbc news Police call for ban on EDL Bradford march
West Yorkshire Police have applied for a ban on the English Defence League march planned for Bradford on 28 August.The Chief Constable , however, notes their legal right to hold a 'static demonstration'
18 August 2010 (external article)
guardian Calls for ban on English Defence League march
A delegation of local politicians and religious leaders are calling on the Home Secretary to ban a march through Bradford planned by the EDL for later this month. They will present her with a petition signed by over 10,000 local residents.
11 August 2010 (external article)
jewish chronicle BNP legal officer resigns
Lee Barnes has resigned from his position in the party, citing the covering up of 'serious allegations of sexual abuse by senior officers', infighting within the organisation and 'the party being technically bankrupt' as reasons.
11 August 2010 (external article)
guardian Bradford prepares for EDL demo
Locals in Bradford have expressed concerns that an English Defence League demonstration, due to be held in the city later this month and which activists from the organisation are calling 'the big one', will provoke widespread unrest.
9 August 2010 (external article)
guardian EDL members arrested for suspected bomb plot
Seven members of the English Defence League were arrested last week in Dorset for conspiracy to cause an explosion at a Bournemouth mosque, but were later released without charge.
28 July 2010 (external article)
bbc news EDL clash in Luton
Members of the English Defence league (EDL) clashed with protesters yesterday in Luton city centre after Kevin Carroll, 41, lost an appeal against his conviction for abusing Muslim protesters during a soldiers' homecoming parade.
23 July 2010 (external article)
bbc news BNP's Nick Griffin barred from royal party
BNP leader Nick Griffin has been refused entry to a Buckingham Palace garden party for 'politicising his attendance' in the media.
22 July 2010 (external article)
daily mirror BNP forced into Unilever payout
The BNP has been forced to pay up to an estimated £170,000 to Marmite-makers, Unilever, for breach of copyright laws, after featuring the product in an election broadcast earlier this year.
19 July 2010 (external article)
guardian BNP lose Barking by-election
In a recent by-election the BNP failed to regain the Goresbrook ward seat in east London.
12 July 2010 (external article)
guardian BNP faces further court action
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) brought contempt of court proceedings against the BNP, accusing the party of breaching orders to amend the party constitution.
29 June 2010 (external article)
click liverpool Neo-Nazi's face jail terms
Aryan Strike Force founders Trevor Hannington and Michael Heaton have been jailed for twenty-four and thirty months respectively for inciting racial hatred and possessing information for use in an act of terrorism.
28 June 2010 (external article)
channel 4 news Guilty verdict for Aryan Strike Force founders
Trevor Hannington and Michael Heaton have been found guilty at Liverpool crown court of race hate and terrorism charges. The convictions are the latest in a series of trials involving far-right extremists over the last two years.
25 June 2010 (external article)
lancashire evening post BNP lecturer cleared of inciting racial hatred
Anthony Bamber, 54, a BNP activist and lecturer of politics at the University of Central Lancashire, who distributed 30,000 leaflets blaming Muslims for Britain's heroin trade, has been cleared of inciting racial hatred.
22 June 2010 (external article)
liverpool echo BNP actvist found guilty of assault
A BNP activist, Peter Tierney, has been convicted of assault after he lashed out at an anti-fascist protestor with a camera tripod in Liverpool city centre in April.
21 June 2010 (external article)
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