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Would Ann Widdecombe have cared about someone showing they hate her?

Post author:Cameron Baillie
Post published:18 July 2026
Post last modified:18 July 2026

An Aberdeen University staff member has been charged with an offence after posting insensitive comments online about Ann Widdecombe‘s death. Web developer Heather Herbert called the 78-year-old politician’s death “good news” on Bluesky. She also posted that she hoped Widdecombe had died a “painful death” before it emerged her death was being treated as murder. The late former Tory MP and Reform UK spokesperson was found dead in her home on 9 July. A 28-year-old man was arrested and re-arrested in Yorkshire in connection with her death, which is now being investigated as terrorism-related. Reform UK scramble to make themselves main…

12 July carnival of hate and destruction ends with calls for change

Post author:Robert Freeman
Post published:14 July 2026
Post last modified:14 July 2026

Another 12 July commemoration has now passed in the north of Ireland, leaving behind a trail of bile, death, pollution and charred remains of homes. The yearly knuckle-dragging is a sectarian festival marking the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, in which Protestant king, William III, defeated Catholic king, James II. The hate-fest lasted longer than usual, with bonfire groups lighting some pyres on 9 July, and parades not taking place until 13 July due to 12 July falling on a Sunday this year. The first major disgrace was the Moygashel Bonfire Association’s torching of a replica mosque. Deputy leader of…

Hate on film: ‘Citizen Vigilante’ and ‘Chauhaan’ are normalising violence against Muslims

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

Two recent films, the Hollywood production Citizen Vigilante and the Bollywood movie Chauhaan, have sparked widespread outrage for their portrayal of violence against Muslims. The use of popular media to mainstream hate and legitimise the othering of minorities is an alarming regression that has real-world consequences, given rising levels of violence against minorities. ‘Nazi’ and ‘Cannibal’ allegations dog Citizen Vigilante’s creators The people associated with Citizen Vigilante reveal a great deal about the film’s intentions. Actor Armie Hammer faced allegations of sexual abuse and cannibalism in 2021. He has since denied the most extreme claims. He told Louis Theroux that “you have…

Mosque targeted in a suspected arson attack in Dublin city centre as anti-Muslim hate rises

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:30 June 2026
Post last modified:1 July 2026

A suspected arson attack set a mosque in Dublin city centre ablaze in broad daylight on Monday 29 June at 3:35pm. Police subsequently arrested a man in his 40s in connection with the fire. In video footage, the man shouted: Go back to your country. We don’t want Islam in this country. People have repeatedly targeted the mosque by walking in during prayers, confronting worshippers, and filming videos to post on social media in an attempt to demonise Muslims in Ireland. Now, this suspected arson attack marks a dangerous escalation. It shows just how far anti-Muslim hate has spread and how…

Ex-Tory MP attacks Islamophobia definition while anti-Muslim hate rises

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:25 June 2026
Post last modified:25 June 2026

Former Tory minister Claire Coutinho — seen delighting in Badenoch’s shameful performance in the Commons on 24 June — appears to be on roll when it comes to demeaning and bullying people she deems ‘lesser’ than, including Muslims. Speaking in the Commons, she had the audacity to call on the government to scrap the existing definition of Islamophobia, which refers to anti-Muslim hostility. This comes at a time when anti-Muslim hate, coupled with violence and threats to life, are on the rise against British muslims. That hate has been taken out on anyone with Brown skin, highlighting racism as the real…

Why kids need (and hate) social media

Post author:Olaitan Mos-Shogbamimu
Post published:24 June 2026
Post last modified:24 June 2026

Earlier this month, the UK parliament passed a law targeting children and teenagers’ social media use instead of the true root of the issue. The social media ban for under 16s is not just another example of our government virtue signaling in an attempt to save face. It is also an example of its inability to address the fundamental flaws in the society it is forcing the next generation of young people to grow up in. Social media ban: Why teens hate (and support) it The social media ban, which will come into force in early 2027, is modelled off the…

Irish influencer uses video of schoolchildren to spread racist hate

Post author:Robert Freeman
Post published:23 June 2026
Post last modified:23 June 2026

In a grim insight into the uniquely dark mindset of racist influencers, Irish bigot Michael McCarthy has used a video of giggling schoolchildren to spread his message of hate. Anyone with a shred of humanity might see such a video and find it heartwarming, but McCarthy’s response is one of loathing because not everyone is white. The video takes place in a school with a large number of Black and Brown children. McCarthy said with dismay: I couldn’t believe this when I seen [sic] it. I just can’t believe it’s Ireland. He goes on to remark upon a lack of “Irish…

World Cup team captains unveil unified message against hate

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:20 June 2026
Post last modified:20 June 2026

The captains of the teams participating in the 2026 World Cup exchanged special pennants denouncing hate and discrimination before the start of some matches, as part of an initiative launched by the FIFA to coincide with the International Day for Countering Hate Speech. In the matches between the Czech Republic and South Africa, Mexico and South Korea, Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Canada and Qatar, the captains exchanged pennants bearing the slogan “We Play Together.. We Stand Against Hate,” in a symbolic message aimed at promoting the values of respect and inclusion both inside and outside the game. FIFA explained…

Police rule out hate crime in arson attack on Imam’s home

Post author:Alex/Rose Cocker
Post published:12 June 2026
Post last modified:12 June 2026

Bolton Imam Hassan Patel has released CCTV footage of a masked arsonist setting fire to his family home in a shocking arson attack. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are reportedly not treating the incident as a hate crime. However, local Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi called out the clear Islamophobia at play. Likewise, Green leader Zack Polanski highlighted PM Keir Starmer’s silence on the incident, sharply contrasting the response to recent similar crimes. A ‘serious and callous’ arson attempt Reports state that the arson attack took place in broad daylight, on the evening of Wednesday 10 June. The target, a house on Eastgrove…

Series of hate displays in north of Ireland tacitly condoned by DUP

Post author:Robert Freeman
Post published:6 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

In recent weeks, far-right actors in loyalist areas of the north of Ireland have unleashed a spate of racist and Islamophobic murals, banners and graffiti. The response of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), who have a heavy presence in these areas, has been to remain mute or even challenge police when they remove such displays. The banners have at times been comical in their ineptitude, like the incoherent AI-generated mural put up by Concerned Parents Newtownabbey (CPN), previously covered by the Canary. There is a serious side too, however, in the hostile sentiment such displays show towards Muslims. The Police Service…

Israel-bought politicians don’t care what a hate march actually is

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:3 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Israel lobbyists — and UK politicians who take donations from Israel lobbyists — characterise protests against Israel’s genocide as ‘hate’. It’s a bare-faced lie. But the far-right is full of hate yet many MPs refuse to say so. The ‘protest’ (riots) in Southampton on Tuesday, egged on by fascists Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson, put it beyond doubt. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MEND Community (@mendcommunity) Israel-aligned politicians attack humanitarians instead Yet the Starmer regime is treating this real hate as a side issue. It’s too busy waging war on peaceful protest, free speech on genocide and…

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…

Police say critique of non-Jewish Mirren’s politics ‘hate’ but ignore actual hate

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:30 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

The Met Police is investigating a clip of an anti-genocide protester criticising actor Helen Mirren’s Zionism as a hate crime. Mirren is a supporter of Israel and who wants it to last “for eternity”, but is not Jewish. Zionism is a political ideology – one that is intrinsically racist, ethno-supremacist and, as shown everywhere around Israel, murderous. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LPC (@landpalestine) Mirren is not ethnically Jewish and is on record describing herself as an atheist. Contrary to media and pro-Israel narratives, many Jews are not Zionist. In fact, within a few years a majority…

Canary to launch a daily newspaper – and they’re going to hate it

Post author:The Canary
Post published:23 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

After 10 years of bringing you truth without agenda online, the Canary has now done what no left-wing media outlet has done in decades: launch a daily print newspaper. It is set to challenge every mainstream media outlet. Plus, it will bring the Canary’s no-nonsense news that disrupts power to a wider audience. And, you just know the MSM and establishment are going to hate it, too. But why the hell would we do this at a time when fewer and fewer people are actually buying newspapers? Meet the Canary (again) If you don’t know the Canary, we launched in October…