Month: July 2020

Jun 2020. Ethnic Cleansing continues in Myanmar

June 2020. This is what life is like for the 130,000 internally displaced Rohingyas trapped in detention camps in central Rakhine state in Myanmar: in the camps, they have no future, with little access to land or livelihoods. They depend on foreign aid supplies and die of treatable diseases because of limited access to healthcare.… Continue reading Jun 2020. Ethnic Cleansing continues in Myanmar

Migrants from France Part 20

Ruthless people-smuggling gangs have moved into the Calais migrant camps and have drawn up a price list for desperate refugees who are trying to reach Britain. The highly organised Albanian-led groups charge £450 for a surfboard and £900 for windsurf boards tied together with rope. They only accept cash. A two-person kayak is £1,350, while… Continue reading Migrants from France Part 20

UK Culture under Direct Attack Part 17

On Tuesday hundreds of people gathered outside St George’s Hall in Liverpool, and according to Black Lives Matter organisers in London, the upcoming demonstrations are expected to be the largest ever seen by the movement in the UK. On Saturday 6 June, people will gather at Parliament Square from 1pm in “peaceful protests against police… Continue reading UK Culture under Direct Attack Part 17

Jun 2020. The Killing of Christians in India

June 2020. A Christian teenager in India was murdered after being accused of practicing witchcraft. 15-year-old Samaru Madkami , a member of India’s marginalized Tribal community lived in the village of Kenduguda in Malkangiri district, located in the state of Odisha. “He was taken from his home on the night of June 4 and killed… Continue reading Jun 2020. The Killing of Christians in India

Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 10

In the UK, the debate around so-called Asian grooming gangs and the sexual threat they pose to vulnerable white girls shows no sign of abating. A leaked report produced by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has upheld a complaint made by a father whose daughter had been missing for a week. He said… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 10

Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 9

Nearly a decade after the abuse of vulnerable girls in Oxford began to be addressed, following years of negligence by police and social services, the last of the so-called Operation Bullfinch trials has ended. How did the sex offenders at the centre of the city’s depraved underworld finally come to face justice? Oxford, 2011. For… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 9

Jun 2020. Silent Protest in Hong Kong

June 2020. Hundreds of Hong Kongers have marched silently through the city’s streets in protest against the looming national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government. Riot police armed with shields were present on Hong Kong streets as a crowd of demonstrators marched from Jordan to Mong Kok in the Kowloon district.… Continue reading Jun 2020. Silent Protest in Hong Kong

Tommy Robinson Part 9

Mosques across the country could start sounding the daily call to prayer through loudspeakers following a series of unofficial pilot programmes. Scores of communities were allowed to use public address systems to alert the faithful during the holy month of Ramadan, which ended last night. Several councils gave permission for the call – known as… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 9

Jun 2020. The Multiple Stabbings in Glasgow

June 2020. A man has been shot dead by police after a stabbing attack at a hotel in Glasgow city centre. Six people are being treated in hospital for their injuries, including a 42-year-old police officer who was said to be “critical but stable”. Sources had suggested two other people died at the hotel, which… Continue reading Jun 2020. The Multiple Stabbings in Glasgow