Police in the United Kingdom have called on politicians and activists to exercise restraint in their debates about Brexit as some 10,000 special officers are mobilized to respond to warnings that a failure to leave the European Union on April 12 would cause major unrest.
Thousands of protesters rallies across France as Yellow Vest demonstrations show no sign of abating on their 20th week despite authorities banning many locations.
Lady Warsi:
Sayeeda Hussain Warsi, the former co-chair of the Conservative Party and Britain’s first Muslim to serve in cabinet, has said she is fearful of the idea of Michael Gove becoming prime minister. Some view Gove as an "Islamophobe" due to his anti-Muslim views.
A Luxembourg court has rejected a US request to compensate victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks by seizing Iranian assets, seven years after a New York court claimed there was evidence of Iran’s involvement in the incident.
One of the main groups representing Muslims in France is suing Facebook and YouTube, accusing the media companies of inciting violence by allowing the streaming of footage of the Christchurch massacre on their platforms.
Mosques have been targeted in overnight attacks in Birmingham, police confirmed, as counter-terrorism officers are investigating the incidents, but no motive has been attributed.
Minister:
Britain’s Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace has warned Muslims in the country could become victims of high-profile terrorist attacks like those that killed 50 worshipers in two mosques in New Zealand on Friday.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in central London on Saturday to protest Islamophobia, antisemitism and racism.
Thousands of protesters from France's Yellow Vest movement marched Saturday for a 18th straight weekend in Paris and other cities to maintain pressure on the government to reverse policies they see as favoring the rich.