On Saturday 31st March 2012, human right campaigners rallied outside the U.S embassy in London, marking the 9th anniversary of Aafia Siddiqui's abduction, rendition and false imprisonment. A video featuring her case, discussions with Asim Qureshi (Director of Cage Prisoners) discussing her legal battle, Pakistan's role, her children & the issue of repatriation; speeches from the rally provided by …

Nick Griffin was forced to retreat from the Frontline Club after he arrived to take part in a Q&A panel session on the documentary film 'The Battle for Barking'. The UAF forced him and his security unit to retreat. London, UK. 13/01/2011

The Muslims in The Balkans suffered barbarity at the hands of Serbs and Croats.

This film was made in 2010 and goes from the past to the present and future, interviewing rape victims, mothers who still do not know where their loved ones are, the injustice of criminal system, even male rape victims.

Very disturbing images and the dialogue is very powerful.

It is essentially a film about those wh…

The Justice for Aafia Coalition held a vigil for Aafia Siddiqui outside the American Embassy in London. Tomorrow she faces trial in America with a minimum sentence of 30 years imprisonment. London, UK. 22/09/2010.

Over one hundred members of Muslims Against the Crusades, led by Anjem Choudary gathered on Duke of Wellington Place to protest against the Pope as he traveled through Wellington Arch to a vigil in Hyde Park. London, United Kingdom, 18/09/2010.

A small group of 'Muslims Against the Crusades' commemorated the attacks 9 years ago today on the World Trade Center in New York by burning a flag in front of the US Embassy with a heavy police presence monitoring. London, United Kingdom 11/09/2010.

About 200 members of the English Defence League gathered at a pub by Bond Street tube before demonstrating against fundamental Islam on the anniversary of 9/11, marching to the American and Saudi Arabian Embassies. London, United Kingdom, 11/09/2010.

The government's strategy to prevent violent extremism has stigmatised and alienated Muslims it wants to work with, a committee of MPs has warned.

The communities and local government committee said the Prevent programme was backfiring and it was difficult to know what good it was doing.

Over 500 members of the EDL took to the streets of Bolton to rally in Victoria square. In similar style to the London demonstration, the Unite Against Fascism supporters were on one side of the square and the EDL on the other with a heavy police presence. Bolton, United Kingdom, 20/03/2010.

Around 1,500 Unite Against Fascism supporters gathered in Victoria square to protest against the English Defence League who were also staging a rally in the square. Bolton, United Kingdom, 20/03/2010.

a few photos from the "journalists and the 'terror' laws" workshop, and the second plenary which was a question and answer session

This is a very full report and a few pictures from the "under siege: islam, war and the media" conference which took place on saturday at the LSE, organised by MWAW (media workers against the war)

The report covers in detail the speeches made during the first plenary

Read about the the 'journalists and terror laws' workshop here.