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The number of anti-Muslim hate crimes reported in Britain increased by 593% during the week after the killing of a white supremacist faithful in two New Zealand mosques, an independent monitoring group said.
The Tell Mama charity said that almost all of the increase included incidents related to the Christchurch bombings last Friday and that there were more incidents of hate reported in the last seven days than in the previous month. the week following the Islamist terrorist attack in Manchester in 2017.
According to figures provided to the Guardian, 95 incidents were reported to a charity between March 15, the day of the New Zealand atrocity, and March 21 at midnight. Of these, 85 incidents – 89% of the total – contained direct references to the New Zealand bombings and included actions such as imitation of guns fired at Muslims.
The news will alarm community groups that could have expected the extremists to be at their lowest after the 50-strong mbadacre of Muslims in Christchurch, which sparked widespread condemnation around the world.
The number of hate crimes against Muslims has increased week by week compared to the week after the 2016 vote asking Britain to leave the European Union. This is the second largest weekly increase since 2012 by Tell Mama, which aims to encourage the denunciation of anti-Muslim hate crimes and cooperates closely with the police.
Over the past seven days, Muslims from Oxford, Southampton and Colindale, in North London, have reported gun actions or firearm noises directed at them. . On Thursday in Colindale, a mother walking with her daughter reported that four teenagers had made gunshots. In Oxford earlier this week, a woman wearing a hijab said that a man had made noise by imitating a gun.
The verbal violence against Muslims in London in separate incidents has reportedly sparked cries of "You must be killed", "You deserve it" and "Muslims must die".
Incidents have been reported in Scotland, where a mosque has been attacked. in Stanwell, Surrey, where police said that the knife attack of a teenager was presumed to be a terrorist attack of the far right; and in Lancashire. Meanwhile, in Birmingham, police continue to search for those responsible for the hammer attack against five mosques.
Police outside the East London Mosque. Patrols were organized in the streets of Britain Friday during weekly prayers. Photography: Jack Taylor / Getty Images
Iman Atta, director of Tell Mama, said the numbers showed a worrying rise. "It shows that some people see Muslims as a fair game for hatred, and it is now clear that we have a persistent and persistent hate ideology that generates a focus on Muslims," she said. "The Muslims of New Zealand have been killed and British Muslims are feeling the anger of the bigots. It's perverse.
Most of the incidents recorded by Tell Mama took place in person rather than online. The authors felt either did not get caught or were so emboldened that they were not worried about the possible consequences, according to the charity.
Of the 85 incidents directly related to shootings in New Zealand, 40 occurred online and 45 were committed in person.
Actual numbers are likely to be higher. Only a few incidents of hate crimes are reported, as victims often feel that there is no point in complaining.
Moreover, the figures only take into account the abuses suffered by Muslims, who then report them to a well-known charity of British Muslim communities. Incidents involving other ethnic minorities were not recorded or included in the figures.
Tell Mama usually receives reports on about 30 to 35 incidents a week. In the seven days leading up to the Christchurch attacks, 16 incidents were reported – an unusually low number.
The week following the Manchester attack, the charity recorded the largest weekly increase in the number of incidents motivated by hate – an increase of 700%. But more hateful incidents were reported to the charity last week.
Tell Mama and the police also saw an increase in the number of hate crimes immediately following the June 2016 Brexit vote.
In January, Neil Basu, Britain's top counter-terrorism official, told the Guardian that he feared that Brexit-related tensions would lead to an increase in hate crimes and also warned that right-wing extremists could exploit the problem. "I am concerned about polarization and I fear that far-right politicization and rhetoric will lead to an increase in hate crimes and a rise in disorder," he said.
Police said additional police patrols were deployed on the streets of the UK on Friday, especially around noon, the time for the highest weekly weekly Muslim prayers.
Deputy Chief of Police Mark Hamilton, National Head of Hate Crimes for the Council of National Police Chiefs, said: United Kingdom, but it will also increase fear of crime in affected communities. These two factors are likely to increase reporting levels.
"No one should have to suffer hate crime and I encourage all victims to report their cases to the police by calling 101 (999 in case of emergency) or reporting online on our website. True Vision at www.report-it.org.uk. "
He added, "It will take some time before our final data on hate crimes are available for this period."
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