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Anti-Muslim hate crimes soar in 2013 after Rigby murder

Hate crimes against Muslims have soared this year, new figures have shown. Hundreds of anti-Muslim offences have been carried out across the country in 2013.

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CPS 'out of sync' with anti-Muslim hate crimes

Fiyaz Mujhal, director of Faith Matters, which runs the Tell Mama project, said reaction to the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby has caused the number of Islamophobic crimes to "significantly jump".

The far right groups, particularly the EDL (English Defence League) perniciously use the internet and social media to promote vast amounts of online hate.

Now unless there is a direct threat to somebody on Twitter or Facebook, the CPS will not prosecute. The CPS is just plainly out of sync with reality.

We also need more robust sentencing.

– Fiyaz Mujhal, director of Faith Matters
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Anti-Muslim hate crimes soar in 2013 after Rigby murder

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