South Wales Police Shelves Plans to Record 'Anti-Muslim Hostility'

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A Small Win For Free Speech In UK Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, South Wales Police has shelved plans to record instances of "anti-Muslim hostility" that strayed beyond what officers considered "legitimate" discussion of Islam. The force paused the policy after the Free Speech Union threatened judicial review and Shadow Equalities Minister Claire Coutinho referred it to the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Critics had warned the guidance functioned as a de facto...

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