Head of IHRC Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, unpacks the vicious authoritarianism driving UK discourses on proscription of dissenting voices and protest, from Palestine Action to IHRC itself. The UK government’s use of anti-terror legislation has drifted from authoritarian excess to something closer to farce. What began as
The possible proscription of Palestine Action shows now more than ever, to join the dots between the history repressive policy and law in the UK and support for genocide overseas, argues Massoud Shadjareh. The planned proscription of Palestine Action by the UK government, if enacted,
IHRC has demanded that the Metropolitan Police crack down on anti-Iran violence by dissidents who have launched a series of attacks against people they perceive to be supporters of the government in Tehran. These individuals have repeatedly gathered outside the Iranian Embassy and attended legitimate
Sir Mark Rowley Metropolitan Police Commissioner New Scotland Yard, 8-10, Broadway, London, SW1H 0AZ 20 June 2025 Dear Sir Rowley, Unprovoked and Islamophobic violence and attacks by anti-Iran protestors on Iranian demonstrators We are writing to raise urgent concerns about a series of
Head of IHRC Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, argues that media hysteria around the Qur’an burning case is undermining not just equality for Muslims, and the concept of equality before the law for all, but perpetuating discourses that target Muslims for hatred.
Watch and listen to the first of three special podcasts looking at the UK General Elections with IHRC media officer and former journalist Faisal Bodi, former IHRC head of research and current co-editor of The Long View, Arzu Merali and IHRC Chair and veteran activist
Head of IHRC Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, takes the current narratives around the case to deproscribe Hamas, as a starting point to unravel the crisis of law and democracy faced if we give credence to the voices currently holding public sway. The crisis around deproscription is
IHRC hosted an engaging author evening on Thursday, February 6, 2025, featuring Houria Bouteldja and her latest book, Rednecks and Barbarians: Uniting the White and Racialized Working Class. The online event was moderated by Arzu Merali. Rednecks and Barbarians and Whites, Jews, and Us: Toward a Politics of Revolutionary
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