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Amnesty withdraw report listing anti-rights organisations following Rowling legal threat

Post author:Grace
Post published:17 July 2026
Post last modified:18 July 2026

Amnesty International UK has referred itself to the Charity Commission after withdrawing its recent report A Growing Threat: the Anti-Rights Movement in the UK following intervention from known bigot JK Rowling. The report listed 117 organisations which work to undermine abortion and LGBTQ+ rights across the country. The list included anti-abortion groups like Right to Life UK, Both Lives, and Abortion Resistance. It also featured conversion-therapy advocates GENSPECT and Thoughtful Therapists, and anti-trans organisations Gender Critical Greens and Transgender Trend. Rowling and the ‘women’s fund’ However, famously litigious anti-queer campaigner and sometime author JK Rowling waded in because of the inclusion of…

Owen Jones slams Reform following call for journalist’s arrest

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:14 July 2026
Post last modified:15 July 2026

Reform and its backers are on something of a tear right now. With the scandals mounting, they’re doing everything they can to deflect and distract. And it seems ‘everything they can’ includes literally calling the police: Retweeted by Isabel Oakeshott. Very obvious that if Reform come to power, they will lock people up for criticising them. pic.twitter.com/6Vtf4f5HYq — Owen Jones (@owenjonesjourno) July 13, 2026 The relevance of Isabel Oakeshott is that she’s the partner of Reform deputy Richard Tice. She’s also a self-proclaimed free speech warrior. And that’s not surprising, of course, because she’s far from the first such person to…

Cranswick subsidiary and farm manager summoned to court following Animal Justice Project investigation

Post author:The Canary
Post published:7 July 2026
Post last modified:8 July 2026

Animal Justice Project has announced that Elsham Linc Limited, a subsidiary of Cranswick Country Foods Plc, and North Moor Farm Manager Andy Pentecost have been summonsed to appear before Nottingham Justice Centre on 26 August 2026. This follows the organisation’s undercover investigation at North Moor Farm in Lincolnshire. Lawyers for Animals are bringing the prosecution, following an assessment of evidence gathered during Animal Justice Project’s undercover investigation at the site between February and March 2024, together with subsequent expert veterinary review. Elsham Linc Limited faces 23 alleged offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, the Welfare of Animals at the Time…

Farage ‘finished’ following new undeclared benefits scandal

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:5 July 2026
Post last modified:5 July 2026

According to a new report from the Times, Nigel Farage failed to declare that he received money for from a shady donor with links to the crypto industry. If you’re thinking ‘we already knew that‘, we regret to inform you that this is an entirely different backer than the other guy: EXCLUSIVE Nigel Farage failed to declare that a criminal and crypto gambler paid for his staff, security, drivers, social media output in year before election Reform leader has also received free accommodation in Westminster from George Cottrell as MPhttps://t.co/fSKszEDnV1 — Gabriel Pogrund (@Gabriel_Pogrund) July 4, 2026 Undeclareds all the way down…

Activists come out to bat for the Canary following Lloyds debanking

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:1 July 2026
Post last modified:2 July 2026

On Tuesday 30 June, we reported that the Canary has been debanked by Lloyds. This has left us with little money and considerable stress. And while we’re still in the thick of it, the dread has been eased by the outpouring of support from our friends and allies in the activist sphere. Solidarity with the Canary We reported on 30 June that: Lloyds has not explained why it has taken this action. Despite multiple communications from us, the bank has not been forthcoming with its reasoning. The Canary is now in a financially precarious situation. We do not know when our money…

World Cup: Round of 32 set following thrilling group stage

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:28 June 2026
Post last modified:28 June 2026

The 2026 World Cup field is officially set for the knockout rounds. Following the conclusion of the group stage, 32 teams have advanced, continuing their pursuit of the title in this historic 48-team tournament. The final group matches delivered intense drama, particularly in the race for the best third-placed spots. Qualification remained uncertain for several teams until the very last minutes of play. Group winners advancing to the next round: Mexico, Switzerland, Brazil, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, France, Argentina, Colombia, and England. Qualifying as runners-up: South Africa, Canada, Morocco, Japan, Ivory Coast, Norway, Egypt, Australia, Portugal, Croatia,…

Tommy Robinson puff piece scoured from web following backlash

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:25 June 2026
Post last modified:25 June 2026

On 24 June, we reported that Tommy Robinson tried to rewrite history over the libel case he lost. He did this in an interview with Karl Stefanovic which has since been scoured from the internet. As investigative reporter Gadget noted: Karl Stefanovic's "interview" of Tommy Robinson has been pulled from the internet I use "interview" in inverted commas as it was more a propaganda puff piece, as Karl allowed Tommy to lie unchallenged for 40 minutes while he giggled like a schoolgirl gushing over Tommy. I… https://t.co/9ilQiBHg1O pic.twitter.com/pbXOHqMYxj — Gadget (@Gadget440) June 24, 2026 Journalistic malpractice Karl Stefanovic is an Australian…

Digital creator spreads racist misinfo following Bootle attack

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:21 June 2026
Post last modified:21 June 2026

Merseyside Police have spoken out after a ‘digital creator’ spread “rumours and misinformation” relating to a violent incident. Since then, the Merseyside Anti-Fascist Network have drawn attention to the creator herself: This all comes as far-right politicians and agitators have upped their attempts to capitalise off Islamophobia. Digital Creator — “Rumours and misinformation” Merseyside Police posted the following regarding the incident: We would ask people to avoid spreading rumours and misinformation in relation to an incident involving a delivery driver and a large group of youths in Bootle yesterday evening, Friday 19 June. At around 6.50pm an independent witness reported that…

Politicians and commenters condemn white riots following Belfast stabbing

Post author:The Canary
Post published:10 June 2026
Post last modified:10 June 2026

Politicians and social commentators from across the UK have taken to social media to condemn the racist riots that have swept Belfast – and the shameless far-right agitators who helped fan the flames. As the Canary previously reported, rioters carried out a wave of pogroms in Belfast and nearby towns over the last two days, carrying out arson attacks on homes belonging to people of colour. The racists also attacked businesses they perceived as the property of ‘foreigners’, blocked roads, and set fire to vehicles. The hate crimes followed a knife attack, reportedly perpetrated by a Sudanese man, on the evening of…

Reform retract grim attack ad following legal challenge

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:7 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

On 30 May, Reform UK posted a grim AI slop post which depicted refugees holding ‘Vote Andy‘ banners. Now, the party has been forced to take down the post following a legal challenge from the creator of the banner image: NEW: Nigel Farage has deleted a post using Andy Burnham's portrait after the artist launched legal action for using it to push "anti-immigration" messaging Stanley Chow: "My work has been used without permission to share a message that I fundamentally disagree with" pic.twitter.com/76wuglQq8K — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) June 6, 2026 Stanley Chow VS Reform Stanley Chow is the artist who created…

RMT calls for insourcing of all railway staff following Thameslink nationalisation

Post author:The Canary
Post published:2 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Rail union RMT is demanding all Govia Thameslink Railway staff be brought into direct employment after the train company became the latest to be brought under public control. The union has been campaigning for all elements of the railway to come into public ownership. And it has welcomed the commitment by the government to launch Great British Railways with track and train all nationalised. However, private contractors will continue to employ thousands of workers. These include: Cleaners. Gate line staff. Security staff. Infrastructure maintenance, renewal and engineering workers. This is despite the Labour government’s commitment to undertake the biggest wave of…

Sikh leaders report “huge increase in hate crime” following murder trial

Post author:Alex/Rose Cocker
Post published:2 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Sikh community leaders have spoken out against misleading reporting in the media which claimed that Vickrum Digwa murdered Henry Nowak using his kirpan, a knife carried as one of the five articles (pañj kakkē or ‘five Ks’) of the Sikh faith. The community leaders also highlighted a “huge increase in hate crime” against Sikhs in the days around the trial, which concluded on 1 June. During the trial at Southampton crown court, the prosecution recounted that Digwa was wearing a kirpan beneath his clothing. However, he was also carrying an 8-inch blade, with which he murdered Nowak. ‘Your actions have stirred…