
Two days after launching the UK branch of pan-European anti-Islamisation movement PEGIDA, Tommy Robinson has been arrested and charged with an assault allegedly committed in prison in 2014. Documents confirm police dropped the case in October 2015. “The police told my solicitors I was
by Liam Deacon6 Jan 2016, 3:06 PM PST0

BEDFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom — In a small Bedfordshire village on Monday, former English Defence League (EDL) leader Tommy Robinson held a press conference in a second attempt at launching a UK branch of the anti-Islamisation group PEGIDA, which started in
by Liam Deacon4 Jan 2016, 11:55 AM PST0

A solemn hymn released by the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA) unexpectedly hit no.1 in the German singles chart in time for New Year’s Eve, but distributor Amazon has signalled their displeasure by giving away their
by Oliver Lane1 Jan 2016, 5:16 AM PST0

While the Belgian capital’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks have been cancelled because of the terror threat in Brussels, a small German town has taken the unusual step of banning bangers over fears it may trigger traumatised foreigners. Inhabitants of the
by Oliver Lane31 Dec 2015, 4:39 AM PST0

A wordless hymn released to raise funds for the German anti-Islamisation group PEGIDA has knocked British pop sensation Adele off of the top of the Amazon singles chart. The instrumental tune, named “Gemeinsam sind wir stark!” Or “Together we’re strong” has
by Liam Deacon31 Dec 2015, 3:45 AM PST0

Thousands celebrated the end of a year’s campaigning against mass migration on Monday night at the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA) rally on the banks of the river Elbe in Dresden, Germany. Relocated from their usual spot
by Oliver Lane23 Dec 2015, 12:53 AM PST0

A fictionalised civil war in Austria with mocked-up news reports and a child being shot by militants is being shown to pupils in junior schools to children will learn to be more accepting of migrants. Parents are protesting after children
by Oliver Lane17 Dec 2015, 8:18 AM PST0

It has emerged that the great majority of those arrested during the neo-Nazi march in Leipzig, Germany on Saturday were left wing counter-demonstrators, who threw rocks and fireworks at police and lit fires in the street. Around 150 right wing
by Liam Deacon14 Dec 2015, 5:35 AM PST0

Water cannon has been deployed on the streets of Leipzig, Germany against a protest which appeared to include neo-Nazis and PEGIDA members, while a larger left-wing counter demonstration saw fireworks and rocks and rocks thrown. The march was comparatively small for German
by Liam Deacon13 Dec 2015, 7:46 AM PST0

Tommy Robinson, the co-founder of the English Defence League (EDL), is ready to chart a new course in right-wing politics. In six weeks time he plans to establish Pegida UK as part of a pan-European push by anti-immigration parties to
by Simon Kent6 Dec 2015, 6:46 AM PST0

“The attacks didn’t come out of nowhere” said a speaker at last night’s Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Continent (PEGIDA) rally in Dresden, Germany, as marchers called for an end to mass migration. The meeting kicked off with one
by Oliver Lane17 Nov 2015, 6:18 AM PST0

Police seized “offensive” Mohammed cartoons during a demonstration by the Dutch branch of the Patriotic European Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA) movement in the city of Utrecht this weekend. The rally, which attracted around 150 supporters, criticised the
by Nick Hallett9 Nov 2015, 10:04 AM PST0

Tommy Robinson, the ex-leader of the English Defence League (EDL), has been barred from speaking at Durham University. Mr Robinson was planning to talk about free speech and “political policing,” which he alleges has now been used to silence him. On
by Liam Deacon22 Oct 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

Addressing the PEGIDA anniversary rally, Tommy Robinson, the ex-leader of the English Defence League (EDL), evoked millennia of civilisational struggle in Europe to protect its culture and borders in the face of the current migrant crisis, and demonstrate that it is nothing like the crisis
by Breitbart London22 Oct 2015, 1:09 AM PST0

Thousands descended upon Dresden, Germany, to mark the first anniversary of the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident (PEGIDA). Other cities hosted rallies as well, but none compared to Dresden. Attendees either for or against PEGIDA flooded social media with pictures and videos.
by Mary Chastain20 Oct 2015, 7:53 AM PST0

Tens of thousands of supporters are expected to gather in Dresden, Germany this evening to mark the first anniversary of anti-Islamisation movement Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA). The German government once again denounced the “hate” movement
by Liam Deacon19 Oct 2015, 8:31 AM PST0

Prosecutors in the German state of Saxony are investigating Monday night’s PEGIDA protest after photographs circulated on social media showing a mocked-up gallows, complete with hangman’s nooses. Attached to the plaited ropes dangling from the arm of the gallows were
by Oliver Lane14 Oct 2015, 12:41 AM PST0

The ex-leader of the English Defence League (EDL) Tommy Robinson spoke at the launch of PEGIDA Netherlands in Utrecht over the weekend. He used his speech to call for peaceful anti-Islamisation movements across Europe to unite in a “new era” of resistance and protest.
by Breitbart London13 Oct 2015, 2:02 AM PST0

Thousands of German anti-Islam protesters on Monday vented their fury at Chancellor Angela Merkel over her welcoming of refugees, accusing her of “high treason” and “crimes against the German people”. With Europe’s top economy expecting to take in up to
by AFP6 Oct 2015, 3:50 AM PST0

Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA) founder Lutz Bachmann has been hit with charges by the state of Saxony for racial hatred for Facebook posts made back in 2014. Although the Facebook posts were private and were only
by Oliver Lane3 Oct 2015, 8:43 AM PST0

Around 20,000 marchers took to the streets of Dresden this week to protest against German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plans to settle up to one million migrants in Germany this year. Somewhat underreported and underplayed by the German media, the PEGIDA
by Breitbart London1 Oct 2015, 8:35 AM PST0

Europe’s top human rights watchdog on Thursday voiced concern at mounting racism in Germany, citing a wave of far-right, anti-Islam demonstrations at odds with the more recent image of a country ready to open its doors to hundreds of thousands
by AFP1 Oct 2015, 2:39 AM PST0

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has condemned protests that erupted on Friday near an asylum center in East Germany as “abhorrent” and “shameful.” Several police were injured in violent clashes later that evening, which are being blamed on the far
by Liam Deacon25 Aug 2015, 6:51 AM PST0

BERLIN (AP) — German police said Monday they were investigating an early-morning explosion that damaged the car of a left-wing politician who had been working in support of refugees in a Dresden suburb that has seen anti-immigrant demonstrations. The incident
by AP27 Jul 2015, 12:25 PM PST0

Drawing fewer than 50 people, a protest by Muslims against the Islamic state in Dublin has instead become emblematic of the silent acquiescence of ISIS among many in Western Europe’s Islamic communities. Organised by the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council,
by Oliver Lane27 Jul 2015, 7:16 AM PST0