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January 10, 2021

Far-right violence in USA: faith, nationalism, love and justice

As US lawmakers were meeting on 6 January 2021 to ratify the results of the presidential election, far-right supporters of the US president, Donald Trump, stormed the building.
October 22, 2019

Legal challenge to Government's independent review of Prevent

Rights Watch UK has challenged the appointment of Lord Carlile as Independent Reviewer, arguing that having previously expressed strong support for the Prevent strategy and dismissed criticism of it, he cannot be condsidered truly independent.
October 8, 2019

Liberty uncovers secret Prevent database

The database is held by the police and includes sensitive personal information of every referral ever received by Prevent, the government’s 'anti-extremism' scheme.
July 7, 2019

WCC hosts Sikh-Christian dialogue on peace building

The World Council of Churches has hosted a Sikh-Christian dialogue with the theme 'Pursuing Peace in a Pluralistic World' to commemorate the 550th birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first guru of the Sikhs.
March 15, 2019

Tackling far right violence after the New Zealand massacre

Forty-nine people were killed on 15 March 2019 after shootings at t
February 8, 2019

Jehovah’s Witness convicted on extremism charges in Russia

The verdict comes amid Russian law enforcement’s nationwide campaign against Jehovah’s Witnesses.
November 2, 2018

Violent fundamentalism in Pakistan and the USA

Hardliners are protesting in Pakistan after the conviction for blasphemy of a Christian farm labourer, Asia Bibi, was overturned .
July 19, 2018

TUC calls for meeting with government on growing threat of far-right extremism

The Trades Union Congress has written to the government calling for an urgent meeting on the growing menace of far-right extremism and fascism.
June 26, 2018

MSPs salute Christians and Muslims for working together for good of humanity

Christian and Muslim faith leaders have been lauded in the Scottish Parliament for working in close partnership to combat extremism.
April 19, 2018

Protests as Narendra Modi visits London

Protestors in central London have voiced anger about the role of Indian leaders in religious, gender and caste-based violence. Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, was attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting but also met the Queen, Prince Charles and Theresa May.