Counterjihad Timeline - Revision history

Melissa Jones: /* December */

2017-03-08T23:53:48Z

December

Melissa Jones: /* United States */

2017-03-08T23:52:48Z

United States

Clementine Boucher: /* December */

2016-12-21T14:49:36Z

December

Clementine Boucher: /* December */

2016-12-21T14:49:10Z

December

Clementine Boucher: /* Germany */

2016-12-21T14:42:42Z

Germany

Clementine Boucher: /* December */

2016-12-21T10:46:10Z

December

Clementine Boucher: /* Hungary */

2016-12-21T09:58:10Z

Hungary

Clementine Boucher: /* November */

2016-12-21T09:57:21Z

November

Clementine Boucher: /* October */

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October

Clementine Boucher: /* December */

2016-12-20T11:46:14Z

December

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 *16: Former [[Britain First]] leader [[Paul Golding]] was sent to jail for 8 weeks for breaching a High Court order which prohibited him from entering mosques in England and Wales. <ref> [https://www.rt.com/uk/370407-britain-first-leader-jailed/ Former Britain First leader Paul Golding jailed for breaching mosque ban], ''RT News'', December 16 2016. Accessed December 20 2016. </ref>
 *19: German anti-refugee MEP [[Marcus Pretzell]] for the far-right [[AfD]] blamed Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] for a lorry which crashed into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing nine people and injuring dozens of others. The twitter message was sent just minutes after the apparent attack, when no information had been yet received concerning the identity of the perpetrators. <ref> Will Worley, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/berlin-attack-angela-merkel-german-mp-blames-chancellor-for-lorry-deaths-latest-a7485486.html German anti-refugee MEP blames Angela Merkel for Berlin attack: 'Those are her dead!'], ''The Independent'', 19 December 2016. Accessed 21 December 2016 </ref>
-*20: The ''New York Time'' claimed that far-right anti-Muslim activist [[Jim Dowson]] was behind a fake news website - [[Patriot News Agency]] - that pumped out anti-[[Hillary Clinton]] propaganda during the US presidential election, including that she was linked to conspiracies involving Satanism, paedophilia and murder. <ref> [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/union-flag-protester-behind-site-that-ran-anticlinton-stories-35306907.html Union flag protester 'behind site that ran anti-Clinton stories'], ''Belfast Telegraph'', 20 December 2016. Accessed 21 December 2016. </ref>
+*20: The ''New York Times'' claimed that far-right anti-Muslim activist [[Jim Dowson]] was behind a fake news website - [[Patriot News Agency]] - that pumped out anti-[[Hillary Clinton]] propaganda during the US presidential election, including that she was linked to conspiracies involving Satanism, paedophilia and murder. <ref> [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/union-flag-protester-behind-site-that-ran-anticlinton-stories-35306907.html Union flag protester 'behind site that ran anti-Clinton stories'], ''Belfast Telegraph'', 20 December 2016. Accessed 21 December 2016. </ref>
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 ====United States====
 *9: Far-right Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]] wins the presidential election against [[Hilary Clinton]].
-*Reactions to the American election: [[Front National]] leader [[Marine Le Pen]] praised him on Twitter: 'Congratulations to the new president of the United States Donald Trump and to the free American people!'. [[UKIP]]'s [[Nigel Farage]] said it seemed like 2016 was the year of two huge political revolutions: Brexit and the nomination of Trump. [[Geert Wilders]] congratulated Trump’s 'historic' victory, and in a second tweet boasting '#MakeTheNetherlandsGreatAgain', he wrote that like the U.S. the Dutch 'will conquer our country' again. [[Frauke Petry]], the leader of [[AfD]], congratulated Trump on Twitter, calling it a 'fresh start' and 'historic'. Greece’s far-right [[Golden Dawn]] party celebrated this 'victory' in favor of ethnically 'clean' nations and against 'illegal immigration'. Hungary’s PM [[Viktor Orban]] said on Facebook that Trump’s win was 'great news' and that 'democracy is still alive'. <ref> Tara John, [http://time.com/4563920/populist-far-right-europe-celebrate-donald-trump-president/ Europe’s Populists Cheer Donald Trump’s Ascent to the Presidency], ''TIME'', November 9, 2016, accessed November 15 2016. </ref> [[Heinz-Christian Strache]], the leader of Austria’s [[Freedom Party]], wrote: '[b]it by bit, the political left and the out-of-touch and corrupt establishment is being punished by voters and driven from the seats of power'. [[Beppe Grillo]], leader of the [[Five Star Movement]], had not formally endorsed Trump, but in a blogpost after the results were in was full of praise for his unexpected win, which he said had proven that journalists and intellectuals were the true 'demagogues' who were 'anchored to a world that no longer exists'. <ref> Matthew Weaver, Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Helena Smith, Kate Connolly and Philip Oltermann, [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/09/far-right-first-to-congratulate-donald-trump-on-historic-upset Rightwing populists first to congratulate Trump on historic upset], ''The Guardian'', November 9, 2016, accessed November 15 2016. </ref>
+*'''Reactions to the American election:''' [[Front National]] leader [[Marine Le Pen]] praised him on Twitter: 'Congratulations to the new president of the United States Donald Trump and to the free American people!'. [[UKIP]]'s [[Nigel Farage]] said it seemed like 2016 was the year of two huge political revolutions: Brexit and the nomination of Trump. [[Geert Wilders]] congratulated Trump’s 'historic' victory, and in a second tweet boasting '#MakeTheNetherlandsGreatAgain', he wrote that like the U.S. the Dutch 'will conquer our country' again. [[Frauke Petry]], the leader of [[AfD]], congratulated Trump on Twitter, calling it a 'fresh start' and 'historic'. Greece’s far-right [[Golden Dawn]] party celebrated this 'victory' in favor of ethnically 'clean' nations and against 'illegal immigration'. Hungary’s PM [[Viktor Orban]] said on Facebook that Trump’s win was 'great news' and that 'democracy is still alive'. <ref> Tara John, [http://time.com/4563920/populist-far-right-europe-celebrate-donald-trump-president/ Europe’s Populists Cheer Donald Trump’s Ascent to the Presidency], ''TIME'', November 9, 2016, accessed November 15 2016. </ref> [[Heinz-Christian Strache]], the leader of Austria’s [[Freedom Party]], wrote: '[b]it by bit, the political left and the out-of-touch and corrupt establishment is being punished by voters and driven from the seats of power'. [[Beppe Grillo]], leader of the [[Five Star Movement]], had not formally endorsed Trump, but in a blogpost after the results were in was full of praise for his unexpected win, which he said had proven that journalists and intellectuals were the true 'demagogues' who were 'anchored to a world that no longer exists'. <ref> Matthew Weaver, Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Helena Smith, Kate Connolly and Philip Oltermann, [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/09/far-right-first-to-congratulate-donald-trump-on-historic-upset Rightwing populists first to congratulate Trump on historic upset], ''The Guardian'', November 9, 2016, accessed November 15 2016. </ref>
 ====Hungary====
 *28: In Ásotthalom, Hungary, the mayor [[László Toroczkai]] banned mosque construction, the use of a muezzin at prayer times and the wearing of clothes such as the niqab and the burkini, which prompted one of the main Muslim organizations in the country to accuse him on xenophobia. Toroczkai is a vice-president of the far right [[Jobbik]] party, and came to prominence in 2015 when he filmed an action movie-style video at a fence on the Serbian border warning migrants not to enter Hungary. He said these recent steps were taken to 'protect the community and its traditions from any mass settlement from outside'. <ref> [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/28/hungarian-muslim-group-criticises-towns-xenophobic-decrees Hungarian Muslim group criticises town's 'xenophobic' decrees], ''The Guardian'', 28 November 2016. Accessed 19 December 2016. </ref>

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 *13: [[Tommy Robinson]] was invited by [[University of York]] student journalists to speak at an event centered around 'free speech, liberty and the police state'. But the decision sparked huge anger and condemnation which led to a backtrack from the organizers. York University Students’ Union’s black, minority ethnic (BME) officer said: 'Robinson is a marginal character on the far right these days and him speaking and the attention around it could get him back in the spotlight, which would be a shame to see happen, all for the sake of a few student journalists trying to further their career off the back of far right politics.' <ref> Jack Gevertz, [https://www.yorkmix.com/news/furious-backlash-plans-bring-far-right-activist-speak-york/ Furious backlash over plans to bring far right activist to speak in York], ''York Mix'', 13 December 2016. Accessed 14 December 2016. </ref>
 *16: Former [[Britain First]] leader [[Paul Golding]] was sent to jail for 8 weeks for breaching a High Court order which prohibited him from entering mosques in England and Wales. <ref> [https://www.rt.com/uk/370407-britain-first-leader-jailed/ Former Britain First leader Paul Golding jailed for breaching mosque ban], ''RT News'', December 16 2016. Accessed December 20 2016. </ref>
-*19: German anti-refugee MEP [[Marcus Pretzell]] for the far-right [[AfD]] blamed Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] for a lorry which crashed into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing nine people and injuring dozens of others. The twitter message was sent just minutes after the apparent attack, when no information had been yet received concerning the identity of the perpetrators. <ref> Will Worley, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/berlin-attack-angela-merkel-german-mp-blames-chancellor-for-lorry-deaths-latest-a7485486.html German anti-refugee MEP blames Angela Merkel for Berlin attack: 'Those are her dead!'], ''The Independent'', 19 December 2016. Accessed 21 December 2016
+*19: German anti-refugee MEP [[Marcus Pretzell]] for the far-right [[AfD]] blamed Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] for a lorry which crashed into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing nine people and injuring dozens of others. The twitter message was sent just minutes after the apparent attack, when no information had been yet received concerning the identity of the perpetrators. <ref> Will Worley, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/berlin-attack-angela-merkel-german-mp-blames-chancellor-for-lorry-deaths-latest-a7485486.html German anti-refugee MEP blames Angela Merkel for Berlin attack: 'Those are her dead!'], ''The Independent'', 19 December 2016. Accessed 21 December 2016 </ref>
 *20: The ''New York Time'' claimed that far-right anti-Muslim activist [[Jim Dowson]] was behind a fake news website - [[Patriot News Agency]] - that pumped out anti-[[Hillary Clinton]] propaganda during the US presidential election, including that she was linked to conspiracies involving Satanism, paedophilia and murder. <ref> [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/union-flag-protester-behind-site-that-ran-anticlinton-stories-35306907.html Union flag protester 'behind site that ran anti-Clinton stories'], ''Belfast Telegraph'', 20 December 2016. Accessed 21 December 2016. </ref>

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 *13: [[Tommy Robinson]] was invited by [[University of York]] student journalists to speak at an event centered around 'free speech, liberty and the police state'. But the decision sparked huge anger and condemnation which led to a backtrack from the organizers. York University Students’ Union’s black, minority ethnic (BME) officer said: 'Robinson is a marginal character on the far right these days and him speaking and the attention around it could get him back in the spotlight, which would be a shame to see happen, all for the sake of a few student journalists trying to further their career off the back of far right politics.' <ref> Jack Gevertz, [https://www.yorkmix.com/news/furious-backlash-plans-bring-far-right-activist-speak-york/ Furious backlash over plans to bring far right activist to speak in York], ''York Mix'', 13 December 2016. Accessed 14 December 2016. </ref>
 *16: Former [[Britain First]] leader [[Paul Golding]] was sent to jail for 8 weeks for breaching a High Court order which prohibited him from entering mosques in England and Wales. <ref> [https://www.rt.com/uk/370407-britain-first-leader-jailed/ Former Britain First leader Paul Golding jailed for breaching mosque ban], ''RT News'', December 16 2016. Accessed December 20 2016. </ref>
 *20: The ''New York Time'' claimed that far-right anti-Muslim activist [[Jim Dowson]] was behind a fake news website - [[Patriot News Agency]] - that pumped out anti-[[Hillary Clinton]] propaganda during the US presidential election, including that she was linked to conspiracies involving Satanism, paedophilia and murder. <ref> [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/union-flag-protester-behind-site-that-ran-anticlinton-stories-35306907.html Union flag protester 'behind site that ran anti-Clinton stories'], ''Belfast Telegraph'', 20 December 2016. Accessed 21 December 2016. </ref>

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 *16: After [[AfD]] MP [[Hans-Thomas Tillschneider]] spoke at a [[PEGIDA]] rally in May 2016, [[Lutz Bachmann]] invited the co-leader [[Frauke Petry]] to do the same, adding 'these are your voters, Frauke, and you have to be here'. <ref> Chris Tomlinson, [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/11/16/pegidas-bachmann-salutes-america-invites-afd-leader-petry-speak/ PEGIDA’s Bachmann Salutes America, Invites AfD Leader Petry To Speak], ''Breitbart'', 16 November 2016. accessed November 28 2016. </ref>
 *30: Six members of the neo-Nazi group [[Free Comradeship of Dresden]] were arrested following raids in Dresden by Saxony police. The arrestees were suspected of involvement in 14 criminal acts, including an explosive attack, attempted arson, damage to property and several instances of causing bodily arm. The detained members were also charged for attacking asylum seekers and political opponents. <ref> [http://www.dw.com/en/six-arrested-following-raids-on-suspected-dresden-neo-nazi-group/a-36589947 Six arrested following raids on suspected Dresden neo-Nazi group], ''Deutsche Welle'', 30 November 2016. Accessed 19 December 2016. </ref>
 ====United States====
 *9: Far-right Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]] wins the presidential election against [[Hilary Clinton]].

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 ===November===
 *1: The [[Front National]] declared that it had no affiliation with the new Quebec group by [[Daniel Boucher]] under the same name. [[Marine Le Pen]] declared that she would sue him for using their name if need be. Boucher claims he started the group after meeting Le Pen in march, and put up pictures of her before taking them down at the demand of the French [[FN]]. The Quebec party pledges to destroy mosques and ban Islam, amongst other things. <ref> Martin Croteau, [http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/politique-quebecoise/201610/31/01-5036433-le-front-national-francais-nie-tout-lien-avec-le-fn-du-quebec.php Le Front national français nie tout lien avec le FN du Québec], ''La Presse'', 01 november 2016. Accessed 03 November 2016. </ref>
 *2: Welsh police said they would take [[Paul Golding]] leader of the far-right group [[Britain First]] to court following an incident at a Cardiff mosque. Golding fears he could face up to six months in prison if found to have breached the High Court injunction. <ref> Paul Wright, [http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fresh-crisis-britain-first-police-take-leader-paul-golding-court-over-cardiff-mosque-row-1589569 Fresh crisis for Britain First as police take leader Paul Golding to court over Cardiff mosque row]], ''International Business Times'', 02 november 2016. Accessed 03 November 2016. </ref>
 * A court heard that [[Britain First]] deputy leader [[Jayda Fransen]], launched a tirade of abuse at Sumayyah Sharpe during a Britain First 'patrol' in Luton on 23 January 2016. <ref> Keiligh Baker,[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3898188/Deputy-leader-Britain-hurled-abuse-Muslim-woman.html Deputy leader of far-right group Britain First 'hurled abuse at a Muslim woman for wearing a hijab while brandishing a white cross in front of her four young children'], ''Mail Online'', 02 November 2016.  Accessed 03 November 2016. </ref>
-*3: [[Karim Ouchikh]] from the [[SIEL]] ([[Souveraineté, Identité Et Liberté]]) publishes an article in the right-wing (Sarkozist) newspaper ''Minute'' officially removing its support for the French [[Front National]]. The party has welcomed the islamophobic [[Renaud Camus]] since 2015, and had been the FN's ally since 2011, but Ouchikh denounced endless mockeries and unwillingness to be affiliated from [[Marine Le Pen]] and her party. <ref> Olivier Faye, [http://droites-extremes.blog.lemonde.fr/2016/11/02/avec-le-siel-le-front-national-est-en-passe-de-perdre-son-seul-allie/ Avec SIEL, le Front national est en passe de perdre son seul allié], ''Le Monde'', 02 November 2016. Accessed 03 November 2016. </ref>
+*26: Anti-mosque demonstration in Bolton organised by the far-right (approximately 100 demonstrators and 150 counter-demonstrators). Photos from the event clearly showed Nazi-saluting members of the neo-nazi [[National Action]] standing beside the [[Pie and Mash Squad]]. Also present were the [[North West Infidels]] (NWI). The event was promoted by the [[Scottish Defense League]] and the North West Division of the [[English Defence League]]. [[Tell MAMA]] wrote that this protest 'show[ed] more far-right coordination'. <ref>[http://tellmamauk.org/bolton-stop-the-mosque-protest-shows-more-far-right-coordination/ Bolton ‘stop the mosque’ protest shows more far-right coordination], ''Tell MAMA'', November 28 2016. Accessed 8 December 2016. </ref>
-*The [[Alternative for Germany]] party (AfD) released a new policy pledging to cut all financial aid for refugees and to change the law to stop family members from joining them. It recommends holding people of 'uncertain identity' in offshore camps away from Europe until their rights of passage are sorted. The camps would be in north Africa, Turkey, western Syria and Libya and overseen by the EU. The policy prompted accusations of closeness to Nazi discourse. <ref>Alan Hall, [http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/german-far-right-party-outlines-plan-to-solve-migrant-crisis-3pv232j9m German far-right party outlines plan to solve migrant crisis], ''The Times'', 03 November 2016. Accessed 03 November 2016. </ref>
+*28: [[Paul Nuttall]] was elected as the new leader of [[UKIP]] <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38062589 Paul Nuttall: The new leader of UKIP], ''BBC'', 28 November 2016, accessed 28 November 2016. </ref>
 *8: [[Lutz Bachmann]] and his deputy leader, [[Siegfried Däbritz]], are banned from leading weekly PEGIDA rallies until 2021. <ref> Tom Porter, [http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/founder-far-right-pegida-group-banned-leading-rallies-1590534 Founder of far right Pegida group banned from leading rallies], ''International Business Times'', November 8, 2016. Accessed November 28 2016. </ref>
 *9: Far-right Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]] wins the presidential election against [[Hilary Clinton]].
 *Reactions to the American election: [[Front National]] leader [[Marine Le Pen]] praised him on Twitter: 'Congratulations to the new president of the United States Donald Trump and to the free American people!'. [[UKIP]]'s [[Nigel Farage]] said it seemed like 2016 was the year of two huge political revolutions: Brexit and the nomination of Trump. [[Geert Wilders]] congratulated Trump’s 'historic' victory, and in a second tweet boasting '#MakeTheNetherlandsGreatAgain', he wrote that like the U.S. the Dutch 'will conquer our country' again. [[Frauke Petry]], the leader of [[AfD]], congratulated Trump on Twitter, calling it a 'fresh start' and 'historic'. Greece’s far-right [[Golden Dawn]] party celebrated this 'victory' in favor of ethnically 'clean' nations and against 'illegal immigration'. Hungary’s PM [[Viktor Orban]] said on Facebook that Trump’s win was 'great news' and that 'democracy is still alive'. <ref> Tara John, [http://time.com/4563920/populist-far-right-europe-celebrate-donald-trump-president/ Europe’s Populists Cheer Donald Trump’s Ascent to the Presidency], ''TIME'', November 9, 2016, accessed November 15 2016. </ref> [[Heinz-Christian Strache]], the leader of Austria’s [[Freedom Party]], wrote: '[b]it by bit, the political left and the out-of-touch and corrupt establishment is being punished by voters and driven from the seats of power'. [[Beppe Grillo]], leader of the [[Five Star Movement]], had not formally endorsed Trump, but in a blogpost after the results were in was full of praise for his unexpected win, which he said had proven that journalists and intellectuals were the true 'demagogues' who were 'anchored to a world that no longer exists'. <ref> Matthew Weaver, Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Helena Smith, Kate Connolly and Philip Oltermann, [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/09/far-right-first-to-congratulate-donald-trump-on-historic-upset Rightwing populists first to congratulate Trump on historic upset], ''The Guardian'', November 9, 2016, accessed November 15 2016. </ref>
-*16: After [[AfD]] MP [[Hans-Thomas Tillschneider]] spoke at a [[PEGIDA]] rally in May 2016, [[Lutz Bachmann]] invited the co-leader [[Frauke Petry]] to do the same, adding 'these are your voters, Frauke, and you have to be here'. <ref> Chris Tomlinson, [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/11/16/pegidas-bachmann-salutes-america-invites-afd-leader-petry-speak/ PEGIDA’s Bachmann Salutes America, Invites AfD Leader Petry To Speak], ''Breitbart'', 16 November 2016. accessed November 28 2016. </ref>
+====Hungary====
 *In Ásotthalom, Hungary, the mayor [[László Toroczkai]] banned mosque construction, the use of a muezzin at prayer times and the wearing of clothes such as the niqab and the burkini, which prompted one of the main Muslim organizations in the country to accuse him on xenophobia. Toroczkai is a vice-president of the far right [[Jobbik]] party, and came to prominence in 2015 when he filmed an action movie-style video at a fence on the Serbian border warning migrants not to enter Hungary. He said these recent steps were taken to 'protect the community and its traditions from any mass settlement from outside'. <ref> [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/28/hungarian-muslim-group-criticises-towns-xenophobic-decrees Hungarian Muslim group criticises town's 'xenophobic' decrees], ''The Guardian'', 28 November 2016. Accessed 19 December 2016. </ref>
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+====Britain====
 *1: The EDL marched through Boston in Lincolnshire, calling upon prime minister Theresa May to leave the EU and drastically reduce immigration. <ref> [http://lincolnshirereporter.co.uk/2016/10/live-boston-anti-immigration-edl-protest/ Live: Boston anti-immigration EDL protest], ''Lincolnshire Reporter'', 1 October 2016. Accessed 25 October 2016. </ref>
 * A whites-only 'neo-nazi' food bank established by a far-right group in Glasgow was condemned by politicians after the group offered free food and clothes to white homeless people while displaying Nazi symbols on their stall. The Glasgow event was reportedly organised by a group called [[National Action]], joined by Polish fascist party [[The National Revival of Poland]].<ref> [http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14774249.Neo_nazi_food_bank_was_unacceptable_says_government_minister/ Neo-nazi 'whites only' food bank unacceptable says government minister], ''Evening Times'', 01 October 2016. Accessed 25 October 2016. </ref>
 *2: The BBC was accused of inflaming racial tensions by trying to recruit members of the  [[English Defence League]] to appear on [[Question Time]], which was broadcast from Boston. A producer had posted a message on the EDL’s Facebook asking members to apply to join the audience, and advising readers on how to apply for tickets. No other group was asked. <ref>Christopher Hope, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/02/bbc-accused-of-encouraging-racial-tension-by-trying-to-get-engis/ BBC accused of encouraging racial tension by trying to get Engish Defence League to appear in the audience on Question Time], ''The Telegraph'', 2 OCTOBER 2016, Accessed 04 October 2016. </ref>
 *6: [[Daniel Carlsen]], leader of the far-right [[Danes' Party]], is charged under an anti-racism law after distributing the aerosols labelled ‘Asyl-Spray’ in Haderslev. <ref> [https://www.thelocal.dk/20161006/danish-nationalist-charged-with-racism-for-refugee-spray Danish nationalist charged with racism for 'refugee spray'], ''The Local'', 6 October 2016, Accessed 25 October 2016. </ref>
 *7: Leader of [[AfD]] Party [[Frauke Petry]] compared a society incorporating migrants to a 'compost heap'. In her own words: 'What should we make of the campaign "Germany is Colorful"? A compost heap is colorful, too'. During that same speech she gave in Stuttgart, she argued against the notion of a 'colorful' Germany, wanting a more 'homogenous' nation instead. In the previous month she had caused outrage by saying German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] was a bad politician because she does not have any children. <ref> [https://www.rt.com/news/361862-afd-germany-migrants-compost-heaps/ Outrage as German far-right leader likens societies with migrants to ‘compost heaps’], ''RT News'', 7 October 2016. Accessed 17 November 2016. </ref>
 *20: Norway's migration and integration minister [[Sylvi Listhaug]] sparked a firestorm of criticism after issuing instructions to newly-arrived Muslim migrants that included: 'Here we eat pork, drink alcohol and show our face. You must abide by the values, laws and regulations that are in Norway when you come here. [...] Going to a job interview, you wouldn’t wear sweatpants and a cap. So, don’t wear a niqab or a burka,', and 'each of us has to pay attention to our surroundings, and the Norwegian taxpayer will not fund your life.' <ref> [https://www.rt.com/news/363544-norway-immigrants-pork-listhaug/ ‘We eat pork and drink alcohol’: Norwegian minister roasted after giving Muslims integration advice], ''RT News'', 20 October 2016. Accessed 21 October 2016.</ref>
-*26: [[Lutz Bachmann]], leader of the anti-Islam [[PEGIDA]] reportedly used money from the group's coffers to pay off €5,000 court costs of two cases brought against him as an individual. On his private Facebook page last year, Bachmann had insulted two mayors who were photographed helping refugees with their suitcases. He argued on Facebook that 'if a Pegida member posts something on a site belonging to the group' - including on his own personal page - 'then it is the most normal thing in the world that the association would pay for the court case.' <ref>[https://www.thelocal.de/20161026/pegida-leader-paid-court-costs-with-groups-money-reports Pegida leader 'paid court costs with group's money'], ''The Local'', 26 October 2016. Accessed 03 November 2016. </ref>
+====France====
 *29: The group [[Generation Identitaire]] held an anti-refugee demo in Versailles to protest against the relocation of 3,000 Calais refugees in Paris, and the creation of a refugee centre at Yvelines. <ref> [https://francais.rt.com/france/28231-paris-manifestation-mouvement-anti-immigration Versailles : manifestation du mouvement anti-immigration Génération identitaire], ''RT News'', 29 October 2016. Accessed 03 November 2016. </ref>
 ===November===