Demonstrations

Demonstrations

Women’s March replaces three original leaders, after anti-Semitism accusations, with 16 board members Calls for the co-chairs to resign arose before the 2019 Women’s March on Washington.

September 16, 2019   

(Washington Post) The Women’s March is replacing three inaugural board members who have been dogged by accusations of anti-Semitism, infighting and financial mismanagement — controversies some say have slowed the organization’s progress and diminished its impact. Co-Chairs Bob Bland, Tamika Mallory and […]

Academics & Education

Greece: Students protest state-appointed Muslim cleric Students of Turkish minority school in Komotini prevent entrance of Greek-appointed mufti to school

September 12, 2019   

(Anadolu) Students in a high school of Greece’s Turkish minority prevented the entrance of a Greek-appointed mufti (Muslim cleric) by calling him an “unwanted” person, according to local media. Western Thrace region of Greece is home to a Muslim-Turkish minority numbering around […]

Crime

Chemnitz: Syrian asylum-seeker convicted of killing that sparked far-right riots Alaa S. has been sentenced to nine years and six months for the killing of Daniel H. Chemnitz has done a lot to try and alter its image since the death.

August 22, 2019   

(Deutsche Welle) The man accused of the killing that led to a week of far-right violence last year in Chemnitz was found guilty of manslaughter at a court in Dresden on Thursday, and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison. […]

Demonstrations

US activists keep pressure on Saudi Arabia with LA protests Civil rights groups want to ensure the country is held to account for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and its jailing of religious scholars and human rights activists.

July 2, 2019   

(TRT) A coalition of civil society groups took to the Saudi consulate in Los Angeles to protest Riyadh’s human rights abuses, including the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the imprisonment of religious and civil society activists. Sunday’s event was organised by the […]

Demonstrations

Germany’s anti-Semitism debate raises its head at pro-Palestinian march in Berlin Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators peacefully marched in Berlin amid a struggle to define the line between criticism of Israel and anti-Semitism. The government urged people to show support for Jews and Israel.

June 1, 2019   

(Deutsche Welle) Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters snaked through the streets of the German capital on Saturday shouting anti-Israel slogans against the backdrop of rising concerns about anti-Semitism in the country. Of the 2,000 banner and flag-waving protesters in the al-Quds march some […]

Demonstrations

British Al Quds march organiser should be probed by counter-terror police — report Islamic Human Rights Commission permeated 'at every level' by extremism, according to UK think tank

May 30, 2019   

(National-UAE) A group which organises the annual Al Quds Day march in London should be investigated by Britain’s counter-terror police, according to a recommendation by a leading think tank. A report published on Thursday by the Henry Jackson Society investigating the Islamic […]