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| | '''Tommy Robinson''' is the pseudonym of '''Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon''' (born November 27, 1982), the [[United Kingdom|British]] activist who co-founded and served as spokesman and leader of the [[English Defence League]] (EDL), from which he resigned in 2013. | | '''Tommy Robinson''' is the pseudonym of '''Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon''' (born November 27, 1982), the [[United Kingdom|British]] activist who co-founded and served as spokesman and leader of the [[English Defence League]] (EDL), from which he resigned in 2013. |
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| − | He is currently serving a 13-month prison sentence for contempt of court after publishing a Facebook Live video of [[Pakistan]]i rape gangs defendants entering a law court in defiance of restrictions on reporting ongoing trials.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerscruton/2014/08/30/why-did-british-police-ignore-pakistani-gangs-raping-rotherham-children-political-correctness/</ref> He was illegally arrested on May 26, 2018 for this, and the judge presiding over his case, Geoffrey Marson,<ref>[https://twitter.com/robbarras1/status/1000187689101156352 Rob Barras: "This is the Judge, Geoffrey Marson, responsible for the travesty of Justice today in the #UK namely the arrest and imprisonment of #TommyRobinson on Politically motivated trumped up charges"] at Twitter</ref> illegally ordered all details related to his arrest and trial, including his identity, to be banned from being published by the country's media.<ref>Multiple references: | + | He served what was originally a 13-month prison sentence for contempt of court after publishing a Facebook Live video of [[Pakistan]]i rape gangs defendants entering a law court in defiance of restrictions on reporting ongoing trials.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerscruton/2014/08/30/why-did-british-police-ignore-pakistani-gangs-raping-rotherham-children-political-correctness/</ref> He was illegally arrested on May 26, 2018 for this, and the judge presiding over his case, Geoffrey Marson,<ref>[https://twitter.com/robbarras1/status/1000187689101156352 Rob Barras: "This is the Judge, Geoffrey Marson, responsible for the travesty of Justice today in the #UK namely the arrest and imprisonment of #TommyRobinson on Politically motivated trumped up charges"] at Twitter</ref> illegally ordered all details related to his arrest and trial, including his identity, to be banned from being published by the country's media.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/05/26/right-wing-activist-tommy-robinson-reportedly-jailed-after-filming-outside-child-grooming-trial.html Right-wing activist Tommy Robinson reportedly jailed after filming outside child grooming trial]. ''Fox News''. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018. | | *[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/05/26/right-wing-activist-tommy-robinson-reportedly-jailed-after-filming-outside-child-grooming-trial.html Right-wing activist Tommy Robinson reportedly jailed after filming outside child grooming trial]. ''Fox News''. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018. |
| | *Tomlinson, Chris (May 26, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/05/26/redacted-arrested-for-redacted-outside-redacted-leeds-crown-court-issues-media-ban/ [Redacted] Arrested for [Redacted] Outside [Redacted]: Leeds Crown Court Issues Media Ban]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 26, 2018. | | *Tomlinson, Chris (May 26, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/05/26/redacted-arrested-for-redacted-outside-redacted-leeds-crown-court-issues-media-ban/ [Redacted] Arrested for [Redacted] Outside [Redacted]: Leeds Crown Court Issues Media Ban]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 26, 2018. |
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| | *Delingpole, James (August 1, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/01/delingpole-tommy-robinson-is-free/ Delingpole: Tommy Robinson Is Free]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 1, 2018. | | *Delingpole, James (August 1, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/01/delingpole-tommy-robinson-is-free/ Delingpole: Tommy Robinson Is Free]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 1, 2018. |
| | *Montgomery, Jack (August 2, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/02/tommy-robinson-solitary-confinement-23-5-hours-excrement-window/ Tommy Robinson: I Was Kept in Solitary Confinement 23.5 Hours a Day, Excrement Pushed Through Windows]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2018. | | *Montgomery, Jack (August 2, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/02/tommy-robinson-solitary-confinement-23-5-hours-excrement-window/ Tommy Robinson: I Was Kept in Solitary Confinement 23.5 Hours a Day, Excrement Pushed Through Windows]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2018. |
| − | *[http://video.foxnews.com/v/5817330682001/?playlist_id=5198073478001 UK activist Tommy Robinson speaks out after prison release]. ''Fox News Video''. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref> | + | *[http://video.foxnews.com/v/5817330682001/?playlist_id=5198073478001 UK activist Tommy Robinson speaks out after prison release]. ''Fox News Video''. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018. |
| | + | *Montgomery, Jack (August 3, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/03/tommy-robinson-reveals-ptsd-diagnosis-to-tucker-carlson-was-put-in-cell-opposite-prison-mosque/ Tommy Robinson Reveals PTSD Diagnosis to Tucker Carlson, Was Put in Cell Opposite Prison Mosque]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref> |
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