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Bloomberg
27-05-2025
- General
- Bloomberg
Rotterdam's Migration Museum Opens Amid Split on Immigrant Sentiment
A new museum in Rotterdam is dedicated to human migration, featuring a 30-meter spiral steel staircase nicknamed 'the tornado' depicting the twists and turns of the migrant journey. The Fenix Museum of Migration, opened on May 15, is full of personal artifacts, including artwork from a Syrian refugee and a roomful of suitcases sourced from migrants to and from Europe's biggest port city — where over half the population is a first- or second-generation immigrant. The museum is particularly provocative at a time when the Netherlands is experiencing rising anti-immigrant sentiment, with the government pledging last year to implement the 'strictest asylum policy ever,' Charlotte Hughes-Morgan reports. Today on CityLab: A Migration Museum Opens in a Hotbed of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
Washington Post
25-05-2025
- General
- Washington Post
They gathered to turn ‘pain into purpose.' Then gunfire shattered their peace.
They had gathered in a D.C. museum lobby to hear stories of hope and action. A young aid worker with the Multifaith Alliance, perched beside a vase of white flowers, spoke about efforts to save lives in war-ravaged Gaza. Her group, founded by the daughter of Holocaust survivors, is run by a Syrian refugee, and their success has hinged on building trust in terrible situations.
Times
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Times
Tommy Robinson due to be released from prison within days
Tommy Robinson will be released from prison within the next week after his 18-month sentence for the civil offence of contempt of court was reduced by four months at the High Court. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed in October after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction made in 2021 that barred him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel. The sentence comprised a 14-month 'punitive' element and a four-month 'coercive' element. The sentencing judge Mr Justice Johnson told Robinson he could have the latter taken off his sentence if he 'purged' his contempt by taking steps to comply with the injunction. • Tommy Robinson in jail: 1,250 phone calls and daily doctor visits Robinson
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Tommy Robinson to be released from prison early
The far-right anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, is due to be released from prison four months 18-month sentence for contempt of court was reduced after a hearing at the High Court on was jailed last October because he ignored an order not to repeat false allegations about a Syrian refugee. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
The Independent
20-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Tommy Robinson to be released from prison within days after sentence cut
is due to be released from prison within the next week after his 18-month sentence for contempt of court was reduced by four months at the High Court. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 18 months in October after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction made in 2021, which barred him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel. The far-right activist was previously due to be released on 26 July, but had applied to the court to purge his contempt order.
