World Anti-racism Newswire Archive

The elections of September 19th in many ways mark a sad turning point in Swedish history. Since of that date, Sweden joins the growing number of EU member states run by rightwing governments with the participation of the extreme right.

Friends of the Okpara family gathered in front of Sheffield Town Hall on 25th September 2010 to rally against their threatened deportation.

On Thursday Sept. 16, William Beeman visited Grinnell College and gave a lecture entitled “Iran Is Not What You Think It Is.” Beeman is a specialist in Middle East Studies, Japanese Studies, Central Asian Studies, Linguistics and Performance Studies.

He proclaims views on Iran that are contrary to commonly held misconceptions­—although he is a strong critic against Iran’s human rights record. In my interview with him, he shared with me a history of Iranian-American relations.

US President Barack Obama is the latest voice from the “great and good” to bemoan the lack of achievement in the United Nation’s Millennium goals, first declared 10 years ago, to drastically reduce world poverty and generate sustainable development. Earlier in the week, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and ex-UN chief Kofi Annan espoused similar sentiments of disappointment with the fight against poverty and all its miseries. Welcome to the Theatre of Absurd.

Exposing raciosm and intolerance online.

The BNP have been beaten but still racists are mobilising.

The racists and Islamophobes of the English Defence League are heading to the US Embassy at 24 Grosvenor Square right now to disrupt a Muslim vigil for Dr Aafia Saddiqui who is due to be sentenced this week under terrorism laws. Starts at 7pm which is when the EDL are also due to appear.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King

Report from  http://londontruthaction.org at the April 2010 Counter Terror Expo at London Olympia

The English Defence League leadership have been accused of stealing money by the rank and file members of the English Defence League [EDL]. At a meeting held by EDL members the leadership were accused of stealing money. The leadershipe are now saying that they will stop selling the EDL merchandise, clothing and so on following the accusations of theft and misusing EDL monies.

The English Defence League have stated that they they have pulled the merchandise ie clothing range following accusations from some EDL that Tommy Robinson and Kev Carrol were keeping the money. English Defence League insiders however know that the truth is rather different. The real reason for the clothing line being withdrawn by Tommy Robinson is as follows in the video.

The racists and Islamophobes of the English Defence League are planning to hold a rally in Leicester on October 9th 2010. Leicester council have set up an email so that local people in Leicester [and anti fascists] can send in their views against the EDL march. EDL marches have descended into violence and race riots. Stop the EDL!

GFEST 2010 runs for two weeks from Monday 8 November 2010 to Sunday 21 November 2010.
The full festival programme can be found on GFEST website:
 http://www.gaywisefestival.org.uk

Those who regularly follow the developments of Iran might have come across to the website of "United Against Nuclear Iran", a "non-partisan, non-profit advocacy organization" that seeks to "prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to become a regional super-power possessing nuclear weapons"

UANI has compiled an elaborate list of the foreign companies and firms which do business with Iran and calls on its readers and visitors to send condemnatory letters and complaints to these companies so as to persuade them to withdraw their capitals and resources from Iran and stop doing business with a country which the United States and its European allies consider to be an emerging nuclear threat in the Middle East.

In a nutshell, UANI's objective is to impair the Iranian nation. They already know that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons. UANI's seeks a weak, demoralized and unstable Iran without an active role in the international community. UANI is not United Against Nuclear Iran, it is United Against the Nation of Iran.

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

EU forced to admit Zimbabwe has a free press.

The Pope is visiting London this weekend. Muslims Against Crusaders are holding a protest against the Pope in Hyde Park from 5pm until around 7.30pm. The violently racist and Islamophobic English Defence League will be there to oppose the Muslims Against Crusaders. Some in the EDL who are staunch Loyalists will also be protesting against the Pope AND against Muslims Against Crusaders....

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

The notorious racist and Islamophobic English Defence League were shouting "Aint no Black in the Union Jack" at an EDL protest. The EDL have rioted across the country. Their protests have been attended by the National Front, Combat 18, the BNP, Blood and Honour, Nationalist anarchists and lone racists. They have attacked Muslim women, attacked Mosques & Temples.

The English Defence League are holding a flash demo in Gateshead. NOW.

One of them has been arrested for burning a Qur'an and they have put a call out for help at the Gateshead police station where they are holding a "flash demo".