Extreme-right activists are terrorising UK’s Muslims, says charity

Exclusive: Monitoring organisation Tell Mama reveals surge in threats, including of rape and death

The surge in extreme rightwing activity in the past week has led to a fivefold increase in threats to Muslims, such as of rape and death, and a threefold increase in hate crime incidents, a national monitoring group said on Sunday.

Muslims in Britain have been left terrorised" by the increase in extreme rightwing activity since Monday, which is directly linked to a large increase in anti-Islamic hate crimes, according to initial analysis from Tell Mama.