MEND is pleased to announce the release of a new and important briefing paper titled, No Race to the Bottom: Avoiding Further Curbs to Freedom of Speech Under Labour. The briefing argues that our democracy, and particularly freedom of speech, is being put at risk by government actors who...
ourThe high court judge has ruled that a ban on prayer rituals at Michaela Community School in north-west London is lawful and has dismissed arguments against it on all key grounds after a Muslim pupil challenged the school’s prayer ritual policy. Over a two-day hearing, the pupil argued that the...
Amidst Israel’s onslaught against the people of Gaza, media outlets and other organisations have been going to the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) for apparently neutral commentary on what constitutes antisemitism, particularly in the context of protests against the treatment of the...
The Government’s definition of extremism has been announced by Michael Gove, the Communities Secretary on Thursday 14th March. The new definition is a blatant attack on civil liberties and free speech. It is a highly politicised and undemocratic polemic aimed at trying to exclude and ostracise...
On 21 February 2024, Labour tabled a watered-down amendment to the SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. On what was supposed to be SNP’s opposition day, the speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, broke with convention to allow the Labour amendment, after which the House...
It is reported by GB News that Michael Gove will be appointing Fiyaz Mughal to be the Government’s new anti-Muslim hatred Tzar Fiyaz Mughal is a discredited figure in the Muslim community and beyond. As Founder of the Government funded organisation Tell Mama he previously attacked other Muslim...
MEND calls for ALL MPs to support an unequivocal ceasefire to the fighting in Gaza, an end to the humiliation and arbitrary arrest of Palestinians, a removal of all illegal Israeli settlements. Israel should be held to account for all its violations of international law. No ifs, no buts, CEASEFIRE...
We congratulate Midland Heart on suspending Ian Austin for his continued troublesome views. We remind you that over 100 Muslim organisations and individuals from Leicester and some local councillors objected to Lord Austin’s appointment for a review in to violence in their city, stating they will...
MEND applauds Bristol Employment Tribunal for ruling that Professor David Miller was discriminated against by Bristol University when he was sacked in 2021 over his criticisms of Zionism. The ruling is hugely significant, as it firmly establishes legal precedent that anti-Zionism – the...
MEND applauds the ICJ’s historic decision to issue emergency measures against Israel over its genocidal conduct in Gaza. On January 11, South Africa presented a highly compelling case to the ICJ which showed beyond any reasonable doubt that Israel’s actions in Gaza are in breach of the Genocide...
MEND condemns the Home Office’s proposal to proscribe Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist organisation as an anti-democratic move. The Home Office seeks to proscribe the group under the Terrorism Act 2000 which, if agreed in Parliament, will come into effect on 19 January 2024. The UK government have...
