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Far-Right Riots 2024

Since 30 July 2024, far-right riots have erupted across the UK, triggered by disinformation on social media about a mass stabbing of children in Southport on 29 July.

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Did Russian disinformation fuel the Southport protests? post image
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Did Russian disinformation fuel the Southport protests?

by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
The hypermasculine far-right: How white nationalists tell themselves they are ‘protecting’ women and children when they riot post image
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The hypermasculine far-right: How white nationalists tell themselves they are ‘protecting’ women and children when they riot

by Elizabeth Pearson
The hypocrisy at the heart of racist riots post image
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The hypocrisy at the heart of racist riots

by Dr Nilufar Ahmed
The trouble with England – Why rioting in the UK has not spread to Scotland and Wales post image
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The trouble with England – Why rioting in the UK has not spread to Scotland and Wales

by Marco Antonsich
Refusing to call out Islamophobia has emboldened the far-right – and the current violence is the result post image
Legitimisation of the Far-Right Analysis Anti-Muslim Hate Asylum Seekers Anti-Migrants Britain First British National Party (BNP) Boris Johnson Conservative Party English Defence League (EDL) Far-Right Riots 2024 Far-Right Islamophobia Keir Starmer Misinformation Riots Rishi Sunak Social Media & Far-Right Social Media Tories United Kingdom UK Politics

Refusing to call out Islamophobia has emboldened the far-right – and the current violence is the result

by Professor Chris Allen
UK braces for far-right mobilisations as 48 potential hotspots are identified post image
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UK braces for far-right mobilisations as 48 potential hotspots are identified

by Europeans TODAY
Telegram takes action against UK channels inciting violence post image
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Telegram takes action against UK channels inciting violence

by Europeans TODAY
English nationalism’s fascist problem post image
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English nationalism’s fascist problem

by Wee Ginger Dug
Britain’s democracy at a crossroads: The urgent call for reform amidst far-right riots post image
Far-Right Riots 2024 TODAY+ Members-Only Electoral Reform Proportional Representation (PR) First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) Far-Right Legitimisation of the Far-Right Open Britain Extremism Right-Wing Extremism Democracy UK Elections Mark Kieran United Kingdom UK Politics

Britain’s democracy at a crossroads: The urgent call for reform amidst far-right riots

by Europeans TODAY
Middle-aged radicalisation: Why are so many of Britain’s rioters in their 40s and 50s? post image
Far-Right Riots 2024 Disinformation Extremism Fake News Far-Right Middle Age Misinformation Racism Radicalisation Riots Social Media Social Media & Far-Right United Kingdom UK Politics Violent Extremism

Middle-aged radicalisation: Why are so many of Britain’s rioters in their 40s and 50s?

by Sara H Wilford
Riots in the UK: Online propagandists know how to work their audiences – this is what we are missing post image
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Riots in the UK: Online propagandists know how to work their audiences – this is what we are missing

by Richard Fern
What life is like for the asylum seekers in hotels being attacked by far-right groups post image
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What life is like for the asylum seekers in hotels being attacked by far-right groups

by Jenny Phillimore