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British far-right demonstrators have been accused of exploiting the murder of British student Henry Nowak to amplify Islamophobia - despite the incident having no links to Islam or Muslims

In Southampton on Tuesday, a group of far-right individuals rioted in the southern English city following the verdict on Nowak’s case, which convicted Vickrum Digwa of murder and sentenced him to life with a minimum of 21 years in prison.

Videos on social media appeared to show one man saying: "Our nation has been invaded. Many of them bow down to the false God of Islam. This is a Christian nation".

Digwa is a British Sikh and had stabbed Nowak with a Sikh dagger, also known as a kirpan.

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[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 10 hours ago

In the UK we’re totally cool with minorities as long as they are polite and not a single one of them does anything bad ever; and if that happens it’s gloves off, old bean.

[-] makingrain@lemmy.world -1 points 9 hours ago

Shut it, pom.

[-] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Hope they never bump into this guy

[-] Zoop@beehaw.org 1 points 9 hours ago

He seems trustworthy to me. I'd buy gas from him and his associates; ya know, the sweet-talking pretty one, and the one who talks like Foghorn Leghorn.

this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2026
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