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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
What is Tommy Robinson's real name and how does he look like after getting out of prison?
Image credits: Getty Images Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, popularly known as Tommy Robinson was released from the HMP Woodhill, Buckinghamshire on Tuesday after his 18-month sentence was cut back at the High Court by four months. Yaxley-Lennon was scheduled to be released on July 26 but had to apply to the High Court to purge his contempt order. Now, the far-right activist has had a complete makeover of appearances that seems to have shocked many. Read along to find out how he looks now! Who is Tommy Robinson? Image credits: Getty Images Tommy Robinson is one of the most popular far-right activists and anti-Islam campaigners in the UK. Robinson, who also created far-right and Islamophobic organisations, had been serving an 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court since October 2024 when he admitted 10 breaches of an injunction which prohibited him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel. The solicitor general issued two contempt claims against him with the first being that he "knowingly" breached the order on four occasions. One of these occasions included having "published, caused, authorised or procured" a film called 'Silenced' in May 2023, which contains the libellous allegations. The film was pinned at the top of Robinson's X profile. He also repeated the claims in three interviews between February and June 2023. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo The second claim, issued in August 2024 concerned six further breaches including playing the film at a demonstration in Trafalgar Square in central London in the summer of 2024. The injunction was issued after Jamal Hijazi, a then-schoolboy who was assaulted at Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in October 2018 sued Yaxley-Lennon with a libel case. This was because after a clip of the incident went viral, Yaxley-Lennon made false claims about Hijazi on Facebook. What is Tommy Robinson's real name? Image credits: Getty Images Tommy Robinson was born Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon on November 27, 1982. He took on the pseudonym to hide his identity and past criminal history including a conviction for assaulting an off-duty police officer in a drunken argument. The connection between his real and current name was uncovered by the Searchlight magazine in 2010. The name has been taken from Tommy Robinson, a member of the Luton Town MIGSs, a football hooligan crew that follows Luton Town. How does Tommy Robinson look now? Image credits: Getty Images In the ruling on Tuesday, Mr Justice Johnson said that while there was an "absence of contrition or remorse" from Yaxley-Lennon, he had shown "a change in attitude" since he was sentenced. 'He has given an assurance that he will comply with the injunction in the future [and] that he has no intention of breaching it again,' said the judge. After his release, he was filmed speaking on his social media channel on X for around 20 minutes. The 42-year-old who was earlier recognised by a clean-shaven face with stylish clothes and a military-style haircut now looked completely unrecognisable. Robinson now has longer hair, and a bushy beard and was seen donning a black Adidas t-shirt along with a rosary around the neck that also had a cross on it. His body also appeared to have changed by becoming more leaner than before. While Robinson may have been released from prison for now, if he breaches the injunction again he could be jailed for up to two years, revealed Mr Justice Johnson.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' charged with harassment of two men
LONDON (Reuters) -Prominent British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has been charged with harassment causing fear of violence to two men around the time of the nationwide riots last year, prosecutors said on Wednesday. "We have authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, 42, with harassment causing fear of violence against two men," a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesperson said in a statement. Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, is currently in prison over a separate contempt of court issue but is due to be released next week after winning a bid on Tuesday to trim the 18-month sentence. The CPS said the alleged offences were committed between August 5 and 7 last year — when riots broke out at anti-immigration protests in towns and cities across Britain following the murder of three young girls in Southport, northwest England. Yaxley-Lennon, who describes himself as a journalist who exposes state wrongdoing and counts U.S. billionaire Elon Musk among his supporters, was accused by some media and politicians of inflaming tensions at the time of the riots.
7NEWS
20-05-2025
- Politics
- 7NEWS
UK anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson to be released
British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has won a bid to trim his 18-month sentence for contempt of court, meaning he will be released from jail within a week. Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was jailed in October after he admitted breaching an injunction banning him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, who had successfully sued him for libel. Britain's solicitor general took legal action against Yaxley-Lennon over comments in online interviews and a documentary titled Silenced, which was viewed millions of times and was played in London's Trafalgar Square in July. The judge who sentenced Yaxley-Lennon said that four months of the 18-month sentence, half of which was to be served in jail, could be lifted if Yaxley-Lennon took steps to remove Silenced from his social media accounts and elsewhere online. Yaxley-Lennon's lawyer Alex Di Francesco told London's High Court that Silenced had been removed from accounts he controlled and that requests had been made to remove interviews in which Yaxley-Lennon repeated the libellous allegations. Judge Jeremy Johnson ruled that Yaxley-Lennon had 'purged' his contempt, meaning his release date of July 26 will be brought forward to May 26. Yaxley-Lennon, who counts US billionaire Elon Musk among his supporters, was accused by some media and politicians of inflaming tensions which led to days of rioting across Britain in late July and August last year after the murder of three young girls at a dance workshop north of Liverpool. His social media account said in January that Musk was paying some of his legal fees, though Musk has not confirmed this.
The Advertiser
20-05-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
UK anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson to be released
British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has won a bid to trim his 18-month sentence for contempt of court, meaning he will be released from jail within a week. Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was jailed in October after he admitted breaching an injunction banning him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, who had successfully sued him for libel. Britain's solicitor general took legal action against Yaxley-Lennon over comments in online interviews and a documentary titled Silenced, which was viewed millions of times and was played in London's Trafalgar Square in July. The judge who sentenced Yaxley-Lennon said that four months of the 18-month sentence, half of which was to be served in jail, could be lifted if Yaxley-Lennon took steps to remove 'Silenced' from his social media accounts and elsewhere online. Yaxley-Lennon's lawyer Alex Di Francesco told London's High Court that 'Silenced' had been removed from accounts he controlled and that requests had been made to remove interviews in which Yaxley-Lennon repeated the libelous allegations. Judge Jeremy Johnson ruled that Yaxley-Lennon had "purged" his contempt, meaning his release date of July 26 will be brought forward to May 26. Yaxley-Lennon, who counts US billionaire Elon Musk among his supporters, was accused by some media and politicians of inflaming tensions which led to days of rioting across Britain in late July and August last year after the murder of three young girls at a dance workshop in Southport. His social media account said in January that Musk was paying some of his legal fees, though Musk has not confirmed this. British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has won a bid to trim his 18-month sentence for contempt of court, meaning he will be released from jail within a week. Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was jailed in October after he admitted breaching an injunction banning him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, who had successfully sued him for libel. Britain's solicitor general took legal action against Yaxley-Lennon over comments in online interviews and a documentary titled Silenced, which was viewed millions of times and was played in London's Trafalgar Square in July. The judge who sentenced Yaxley-Lennon said that four months of the 18-month sentence, half of which was to be served in jail, could be lifted if Yaxley-Lennon took steps to remove 'Silenced' from his social media accounts and elsewhere online. Yaxley-Lennon's lawyer Alex Di Francesco told London's High Court that 'Silenced' had been removed from accounts he controlled and that requests had been made to remove interviews in which Yaxley-Lennon repeated the libelous allegations. Judge Jeremy Johnson ruled that Yaxley-Lennon had "purged" his contempt, meaning his release date of July 26 will be brought forward to May 26. Yaxley-Lennon, who counts US billionaire Elon Musk among his supporters, was accused by some media and politicians of inflaming tensions which led to days of rioting across Britain in late July and August last year after the murder of three young girls at a dance workshop in Southport. His social media account said in January that Musk was paying some of his legal fees, though Musk has not confirmed this. British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has won a bid to trim his 18-month sentence for contempt of court, meaning he will be released from jail within a week. Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was jailed in October after he admitted breaching an injunction banning him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, who had successfully sued him for libel. Britain's solicitor general took legal action against Yaxley-Lennon over comments in online interviews and a documentary titled Silenced, which was viewed millions of times and was played in London's Trafalgar Square in July. The judge who sentenced Yaxley-Lennon said that four months of the 18-month sentence, half of which was to be served in jail, could be lifted if Yaxley-Lennon took steps to remove 'Silenced' from his social media accounts and elsewhere online. Yaxley-Lennon's lawyer Alex Di Francesco told London's High Court that 'Silenced' had been removed from accounts he controlled and that requests had been made to remove interviews in which Yaxley-Lennon repeated the libelous allegations. Judge Jeremy Johnson ruled that Yaxley-Lennon had "purged" his contempt, meaning his release date of July 26 will be brought forward to May 26. Yaxley-Lennon, who counts US billionaire Elon Musk among his supporters, was accused by some media and politicians of inflaming tensions which led to days of rioting across Britain in late July and August last year after the murder of three young girls at a dance workshop in Southport. His social media account said in January that Musk was paying some of his legal fees, though Musk has not confirmed this. British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has won a bid to trim his 18-month sentence for contempt of court, meaning he will be released from jail within a week. Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was jailed in October after he admitted breaching an injunction banning him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, who had successfully sued him for libel. Britain's solicitor general took legal action against Yaxley-Lennon over comments in online interviews and a documentary titled Silenced, which was viewed millions of times and was played in London's Trafalgar Square in July. The judge who sentenced Yaxley-Lennon said that four months of the 18-month sentence, half of which was to be served in jail, could be lifted if Yaxley-Lennon took steps to remove 'Silenced' from his social media accounts and elsewhere online. Yaxley-Lennon's lawyer Alex Di Francesco told London's High Court that 'Silenced' had been removed from accounts he controlled and that requests had been made to remove interviews in which Yaxley-Lennon repeated the libelous allegations. Judge Jeremy Johnson ruled that Yaxley-Lennon had "purged" his contempt, meaning his release date of July 26 will be brought forward to May 26. Yaxley-Lennon, who counts US billionaire Elon Musk among his supporters, was accused by some media and politicians of inflaming tensions which led to days of rioting across Britain in late July and August last year after the murder of three young girls at a dance workshop in Southport. His social media account said in January that Musk was paying some of his legal fees, though Musk has not confirmed this.
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson to be released early after sentence reduction
Tommy Robinson, the British anti-Islam activist whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is set to be released from prison within a week after a court on Tuesday agreed to reduce his 18-month sentence for contempt of court, Reuters reported. In October, Tommy Robinson, also known as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed after admitting to violating an injunction that prohibited him from repeating false allegations about a Syrian refugee who had won a libel case against him. Britain's solicitor general initiated legal action against Yaxley-Lennon over remarks made in online interviews and a documentary called 'Silenced,' which was viewed millions of times and screened in London's Trafalgar Square in July. The judge who sentenced Yaxley-Lennon said that four months of his 18-month sentence, half of which was to be served in jail, could be reduced if he took steps to remove 'Silenced' from his social media and other online platforms. The judge also observed that there was an 'absence of contrition or remorse' from Yaxley-Lennon, but also added, 'He has given an assurance that he will comply with the injunction in the future, that he has no intention of breaching it again, and that he is aware of the consequences of what would happen if he breached the injunction again.' Yaxley-Lennon's lawyer, Alex Di Francesco, informed London's High Court that the documentary 'Silenced' had been removed from all accounts under Yaxley-Lennon's control. Additionally, requests had been made to take down interviews in which Yaxley-Lennon repeated the libelous claims. Judge Jeremy Johnson ruled that Yaxley-Lennon had effectively 'purged' his contempt, resulting in his release date being moved up from July 26 to May 26. Yaxley-Lennon, who counts US billionaire Elon Musk among his supporters, has been accused by some media outlets and politicians of stoking tensions that led to several days of rioting across Britain in late July and August of last year, following the murder of three young girls at a dance workshop in Southport. In January, Yaxley-Lennon's social media account stated that Musk was covering part of his legal expenses, although Musk has not publicly confirmed this claim.
