The Metropolitan Police have said they will not be policing the annual event this year breaking with a historic policy to make sure the march passes off peacefully

Britain is today characterised by a ‘hate environment’ that has been deliberately whipped up by the media, politicans and the commentariat

Ayatollah Qassim is a leading voice for reform in the island monarchy calling for greater civil and political rights for the majority Shia community.

IHRC finds it deeply disturbing that the UN should cave in to what is essentially a campaign of blackmail led by Riyadh.

Our thoughts and prayers with the family

The demonstration will take place on Sunday, 3 July

IHRC believes that there is sufficient evidence to implicate Modi and his administration for stoking the 2002 bloodshed or at least standing by while Muslims were mercilessly killed

IHRC believes that the decision flies in the face of the stated ethos underlying the competition which allows participants to “speak on any topic they feel strongly about”