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Social media mocks 'racist imperialist' Prince Philip
Apr 10, 2021 12:48After news broke of the death of the husband of the British Queen, social media reacted quite differently to the news than the mainstream media.
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It’s time to talk about anti-Asian racism in the UK
Apr 09, 2021 08:17While the US administration appears to be finally acknowledging the urgent need to address anti-Asian hate and discrimination, in the United Kingdom, where the problem is equally grave, the authorities are still turning a blind eye to the plight of Asian communities.
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UK government-backed report claiming British racism in decline, ironically demonstrates opposite
Apr 08, 2021 08:22Over the last few years, Islamophobia, something the current British prime minister himself has been accused of, anti-Black systemic racism evidenced with the Windrush scandal, and anti-immigrant sentiment, have continually surfaced and arguably grown, amid a general growing climate of hostility in Britain in the street within right wing movements and political policy at the heart of the government’s ‘hostile environment’.
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Released docs reveal UK planned Srebrenica pullout despite being aware of imminent carnage
Apr 06, 2021 08:18The Srebrenica massacre remains the single worst atrocity conducted on European soil since the end of World War II more than a quarter of a century later as new details emerged in a recent report about how Western powers and the UN contributed to other atrocities committed in Bosnia.
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Met Police suppresses ‘Kill the Bill’ protest with over 100 arrests
Apr 05, 2021 12:12The Metropolitan Police went out of its way to put down a large “Kill the Bill” protest in central London on Saturday (April 03).
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Zarif urges France, Britain, Germany to act ‘constructively’ in upcoming Vienna meeting
Apr 05, 2021 05:38Iran’s foreign minister has urged the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement to honor their commitments under the historic pact and act constructively in the upcoming meeting in Vienna.
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PM Johnson fears spread of France's ‘sad’ COVID situation to UK
Apr 04, 2021 08:33UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned of the possible spread of what he described as the “very sad” COVID-19 situation in France to the United Kingdom.
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Thousands of Britons hold ‘kill the bill’ rallies against new law
Apr 04, 2021 07:22Thousands of demonstrators across Britain held massive “kill the bill” rallies on Saturday against a proposed law that would give police extra powers to curb protests, and undermine freedom of speech, according to protesters.
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Controversial race report draws ire and criticism across British society
Apr 01, 2021 06:41As widely expected the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities review on racism in the UK has proven to be a whitewash, with the government-appointed body concluding that the UK is “no longer” a country where the “system is deliberately rigged against ethnic minorities”.
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BBC China correspondent John Sudworth ‘relocates’ to Taiwan
Apr 01, 2021 06:34In yet another sign of deteriorating Sino-British relations, the BBC’s Beijing correspondent, John Sudworth, has reportedly moved to Chinese Taipei (also known as Taiwan).