Britain
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Salman Sayyid, a professor at the University of Leeds, said that the anti-Muslim protests across Britain were the product of Islamophobic propaganda. However, he said, despite decades of campaigning, Muslims, non-Muslims, people of all races, leftists and all anti-racism pogroms have been silenced by demonstrations.
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In Britain, an ethnic Turkmen woman who received the "Pride of Britain" award was attacked and beaten by 3 young men in their 20s, who insulted her and demanded that she "go back to a Muslim country". Businesswoman Maya Amangeldiyeva was born in Turkmenistan, but has been living in Britain for many years.
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Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Indonesia are advising their citizens in Britain to take precautions, warning against travel to crowded areas amid nationwide unrest and attacks against "Muslims or people of colour".
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Six members of the far-right group, which carried out riots against immigrants and Muslims, were arrested in the British city of Plymouth. According to the police statement, during the clashes, the police officers who were separating the radicals from the participants in the parallel anti-racism demonstration were injured.
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In Britain, "extreme right-wing thugs" organized pogroms against Muslims and black people across the country - black passers-by were beaten, mosques were attacked. It was caused by a non-Muslim black teenager born in Britain who attacked children with a knife. The country's prime minister promised to bring the thugs to justice.
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Three children were killed and several others injured when an unknown person attacked children at a dance class in Southampton, England, on Monday. The attacker is said to have been carried out by the 17-year-old son of a family who fled the Ugandan genocide and took refuge in Britain. After the incident, riots broke out in the city, hundreds of far-right extremists attacked the Islamic Society mosque.
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The commander of the British Armed Forces, General Roland Walker, emphasized the need to prepare for war in the next three years, to double the combat capability of the British army by 2027. In his opinion, Russia, Iran and China can pose a threat to Britain. "War is not inevitable, but there is enough time to prepare for the conflict and prevent it," said the commander.
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After Thursday's general election in Britain, 87 members of parliament of different ethnicities were given the right to represent in parliament. 66 of them are members of the Labor Party, which has pledged to recognize Palestine. Since the 2019 elections, the number of deputies from national minorities has increased to 21.
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After the massacre in Gaza, the UK drastically reduced its arms sales to Israel. It is noted that the number of arms export permits has decreased by 95% compared to the pre-war level. Yet the kingdom, known for its shrewd foreign policy moves, has approved more than 100 arms export licenses to the Jewish state since the start of the deadly war in the Gaza Strip.
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180 members of the British Parliament are funded by Israeli lobby groups. In particular, the leader of the Labor Party, Key Starmer, along with several other influential opposition candidates participating in the upcoming general elections in 2020, received $64,000.





















