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Man Charged With Murder By UK Police After Bodies Were Found In Suitcase
A suspect has been charged with murder after the bodies of two men, one of whom was from France, were found dumped in suitcases on a well-known UK bridge, police said on Monday.
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UK PM Rishi Sunak Backs Author JK Rowling Over Scottish Hate Crime Law
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday came out in support of 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling over her stance against a new hate crime law enforced by the devolved government of Scotland, which she says restricts free speech.
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Rishi Sunak's "Facts On Biology" Counter To New Scottish Hate Crimes Law
Controversial new laws in Scotland, which make stirring up hatred against a number of groups including transgender people an offence, were criticised after coming into force Monday.
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UK Unveils New Definition Of Extremism To Counter Hate Crimes
Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday to counter a surge in hate crimes, raising some concerns it would inhibit free speech and unfairly target Muslim groups.
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Cases Of Islamophobia Tripled In UK Since Israel-Hamas War In Gaza: Study
Anti-Muslim hate incidents in the UK more than tripled following the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas, a monitoring group said Thursday.
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British-Indian Lawmaker Tables Motion Against Anti-Hindu Hate Crimes In UK
A British-Indian London Assembly member tabled a motion this week calling on the Metropolitan Police to include the breakdown of hate crimes by religion to tackle growing instances of anti-Hindu hate.
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Video: Hijab-Wearing Woman Attacked In Broad Daylight In UK, Internet Calls It ''Appalling''
A video of the incident that has gone viral shows the woman standing on a street in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Tuesday.
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"We Must Fight Hinduphobia": UK Opposition Leader On Leicester Clashes
In its first direct reference to the term "Hinduphobia", the UK's Opposition Labour Party committed itself to fight against hate crimes of all kinds following communal clashes in Leicester and Birmingham in the wake of an India-Pakistan cricket match
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UK Online Safety Bill Proposes Hefty Fines, Criminal Action Against Social Media Executives Over Online Abuse
UK Online Safety Bill seeks to hold social media firms accountable for online abuse. The companies could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover or GBP 18 million if they failed to stamp out online abuses such as racist hate crimes, while senior managers could also face criminal action.
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Pakistani Man Arrested For Attack On UK Gurdwara, Leaving Note On Kashmir
A gurdwara in the English city of Derby was vandalised on Monday in an apparent incident of hate-crime. Sources in the Indian government said, according to information received, a man of Pakistani origin has been arrested for causing damages worth thousands of pounds at the Guru Arjan Dev Gurdwara, around 200 km from London.
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Six-Year-Old Sikh Girl Banned From Carrying Kirpan To School In London: Report
Some comments made by parents about the incident are now being probed by the police as potential hate crimes, the report added. An investigation is being carried out. A spokeswoman for the South Yorkshire Police said: "Police are aware that a religious kirpan was brought into the school by a six-year-old pupil."
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British Sikh Community Fears "Islamophobia" On Them Being Ignored
British Sikhs have expressed concerns that the UK government's updated strategy to combat hate crime may be failing to fully acknowledge the problem of "Islamophobia on Sikhs", or attacks on the community members for being mistaken as Muslims.
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Arson Attack On Indian-Origin Family's Home In UK; Hate Crime, Say Cops
An Indian-origin family of four in the UK had a lucky escape when their house was targeted in an "unprovoked" arson attack which the police is treating as a hate crime.
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Gurdwara In UK Severely Damaged In Suspected Arson Attack, 1 Arrested
A Gurdwara in the British city of Leith has been severely damaged in a suspected arson attack following which the police today arrested a 49-year-old man for the "deliberate" act probed as a hate crime.
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Indian-Origin Man In UK Jailed For "Stirring Up Hatred Online"
An Indian-origin British man who posted Islamophobic rants on social media in the wake of the terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester last year has been sentenced to 20 months in jail.
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Man Charged With Murder By UK Police After Bodies Were Found In Suitcase
A suspect has been charged with murder after the bodies of two men, one of whom was from France, were found dumped in suitcases on a well-known UK bridge, police said on Monday.
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UK PM Rishi Sunak Backs Author JK Rowling Over Scottish Hate Crime Law
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday came out in support of 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling over her stance against a new hate crime law enforced by the devolved government of Scotland, which she says restricts free speech.
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Rishi Sunak's "Facts On Biology" Counter To New Scottish Hate Crimes Law
Controversial new laws in Scotland, which make stirring up hatred against a number of groups including transgender people an offence, were criticised after coming into force Monday.
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UK Unveils New Definition Of Extremism To Counter Hate Crimes
Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday to counter a surge in hate crimes, raising some concerns it would inhibit free speech and unfairly target Muslim groups.
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Cases Of Islamophobia Tripled In UK Since Israel-Hamas War In Gaza: Study
Anti-Muslim hate incidents in the UK more than tripled following the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas, a monitoring group said Thursday.
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British-Indian Lawmaker Tables Motion Against Anti-Hindu Hate Crimes In UK
A British-Indian London Assembly member tabled a motion this week calling on the Metropolitan Police to include the breakdown of hate crimes by religion to tackle growing instances of anti-Hindu hate.
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Video: Hijab-Wearing Woman Attacked In Broad Daylight In UK, Internet Calls It ''Appalling''
A video of the incident that has gone viral shows the woman standing on a street in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Tuesday.
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"We Must Fight Hinduphobia": UK Opposition Leader On Leicester Clashes
In its first direct reference to the term "Hinduphobia", the UK's Opposition Labour Party committed itself to fight against hate crimes of all kinds following communal clashes in Leicester and Birmingham in the wake of an India-Pakistan cricket match
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UK Online Safety Bill Proposes Hefty Fines, Criminal Action Against Social Media Executives Over Online Abuse
UK Online Safety Bill seeks to hold social media firms accountable for online abuse. The companies could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover or GBP 18 million if they failed to stamp out online abuses such as racist hate crimes, while senior managers could also face criminal action.
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Pakistani Man Arrested For Attack On UK Gurdwara, Leaving Note On Kashmir
A gurdwara in the English city of Derby was vandalised on Monday in an apparent incident of hate-crime. Sources in the Indian government said, according to information received, a man of Pakistani origin has been arrested for causing damages worth thousands of pounds at the Guru Arjan Dev Gurdwara, around 200 km from London.
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Six-Year-Old Sikh Girl Banned From Carrying Kirpan To School In London: Report
Some comments made by parents about the incident are now being probed by the police as potential hate crimes, the report added. An investigation is being carried out. A spokeswoman for the South Yorkshire Police said: "Police are aware that a religious kirpan was brought into the school by a six-year-old pupil."
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British Sikh Community Fears "Islamophobia" On Them Being Ignored
British Sikhs have expressed concerns that the UK government's updated strategy to combat hate crime may be failing to fully acknowledge the problem of "Islamophobia on Sikhs", or attacks on the community members for being mistaken as Muslims.
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Arson Attack On Indian-Origin Family's Home In UK; Hate Crime, Say Cops
An Indian-origin family of four in the UK had a lucky escape when their house was targeted in an "unprovoked" arson attack which the police is treating as a hate crime.
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Gurdwara In UK Severely Damaged In Suspected Arson Attack, 1 Arrested
A Gurdwara in the British city of Leith has been severely damaged in a suspected arson attack following which the police today arrested a 49-year-old man for the "deliberate" act probed as a hate crime.
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Indian-Origin Man In UK Jailed For "Stirring Up Hatred Online"
An Indian-origin British man who posted Islamophobic rants on social media in the wake of the terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester last year has been sentenced to 20 months in jail.
