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Today marks the 10th anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham when an elderly and fragile Muslim man was knifed to death by a neo-Nazi terrorist who wanted to “start a race war”. On April 29, 2013, white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed…
Today marks the ninth anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham when an elderly and fragile Muslim man from Small Heath was knifed to death by a neo-Nazi terrorist. On April 29, 2013, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed Saleem outside Green Lane Masjid…
A raging clubber who racially abused and assaulted a black security guard at the Figure of Eight pub in Birmingham city centre was handed a 14-week jail sentence today. Sharna Walker, 25, used abhorrent racist language against Tristan Price, 26, at least 10 times during the outburst on the night of Saturday 22 May.
Police have arrested two young men for assault last night (7 June) following a racial attack where the ‘feral’ perpetrators made threats to ‘stab’ a Muslim family at a park in Wolverhampton on Saturday evening. West Midlands Police confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the disturbing crime and arrests made in connection with…
A peaceful demonstration for George Floyd which was due to take place tonight in Handsworth has been cancelled at the last moment due to ‘security concerns’. Cannon Street Memorial Baptist Church in Handsworth, Birmingham, was to have been the location for a planned protest which has now been cancelled. The event was designed to highlight…
Only six years ago today, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed Saleem outside a mosque in Small Heath, within five days of arriving in the country. The savagery and viciousness of the unprovoked and premeditated assault shocked the city, and left a community in mourning.
Whilst for many today is just a regular Monday, for the family of Mohammed Saleem, today marks six years since their loved one was brutally taken away from them in a racially-aggravated murder. Saleem, who was 82-years-old, was singled out and murdered in Small Heath on the 29th April 2013 as he walked home from…