Judges have decided Tommy Robinson should be released from prison after being jailed for contempt of court. Earlier this month, the far-right leader’s lawyers argued he should be freed because of “procedural deficiencies” in two court cases. The Lord Chief Justice and two other judges have been considering calls to quash his 13-month-jail sentence and findings that he committed …
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Posters and graffiti have appeared in Barcelona encouraging foreign visitors to throw themselves off balconies in the latest campaign by radical protesters to drive tourists away from Spain. “Tourists go home, and please, practise balconing!” one message said, making light of the craze where people jump off hotel or apartment balconies, often injuring or killing …
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African migrants in Israel have been detained, threatened with deportation and faced hostility from lawmakers and residents. Since last year, they face another burden: a de facto 20 percent salary cut that has driven them further into poverty. Israel’s roughly 35,000 African migrants and the groups that support them say the recent law — in which Israel …
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The publisher of a Palestinian author denied a visa to appear at the Edinburgh book festival this year says the Home Office has effectively stopped her from speaking, despite reversing its decision. Nayrouz Qarmout, who is also a TV journalist, was one of a dozen Middle Eastern and African writers and illustrators who had their applications …
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The Florida man who invoked the “stand your ground” self-defense law after shooting a black man in a dispute over a parking space was charged Monday with manslaughter, officials said. Michael Drejka, 48, was arrested Monday morning in the fatal July shooting of Markeis McGlockton in Clearwater, Florida — an incident that was caught on …
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Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua have accused an opposing player of racially abusing former Chelsea and Newcastle United striker Demba Ba. Shenhua coach Wu Jingui told reporters that a Changchun Yatai player (midfielder Zhang Li) used racially insulting language toward Ba during an altercation late in a match on Aug. 4, which ended in a 1-1 draw. …
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An Indian MP attended parliament dressed as Adolf Hitler to protest against what he called a “broken promise” by the prime minister. This is not the first time Naramalli Sivaprasad, 67, has used costumes to register dissent. His costume choices in the past include a mythological character, a Hindu god, a spiritual guru and a …
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Nazi symbols can now appear in video games in Germany, ending a long-running and frequently ridiculed censorship. Germany bans symbols belonging to unconstitutional groups, which has caused problems in games where the Nazis are a frequent adversary. In games like the Wolfenstein series, German editions would change Hitler’s name, remove his moustache, and replace swastikas …
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A woman who police pulled over for drink driving and speeding tried to convince officers that she shouldn’t be arrested as she’s a “very clean, thoroughbred, white girl.” Dashcam footage shows Lauren Elizabeth Cutshaw appearing to slur her words with bloodshot eyes when police asked her to blow into a breathalyser in Bluffton, South Carolina. Speaking to the arresting …
In Naples, 32-year-old Senegalese street vendor Cisse Elhadji Diebel was about to collect his wares and go home, when he was shot three times by two strangers on a scooter by the central train station. One of the bullets hit his femur, for which he has undergone surgery. Another missed him. The third is now …
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