Changes

'''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.  

He served what was originally a 13-month prison sentence for contempt of court after publishing a Facebook Live video of [[Pakistan]]i [[grooming gang|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 [[grooming gang|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). [https://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). [https://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.

Parliamentarians in the [[European Parliament]] sympathetic to Robinson were silenced as they attempted to discuss Robinson's situation.<ref>[https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/06/british-meps-microphone-turned-off-in-european-parliament-for-asking-approved-question-about-tommy-robinson/ British MEP’s microphone turned off in European Parliament for asking ‘approved’ question about Tommy Robinson]. ''[[Voice of Europe]]''. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</ref>

Parliamentarians in the [[European Parliament]] sympathetic to Robinson were silenced as they attempted to discuss Robinson's situation.<ref>[https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/06/british-meps-microphone-turned-off-in-european-parliament-for-asking-approved-question-about-tommy-robinson/ British MEP’s microphone turned off in European Parliament for asking ‘approved’ question about Tommy Robinson]. ''[[Voice of Europe]]''. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.</ref>

In a blatant display of [[double standard]]s, an Islamic activist who violently beat a policeman at a Tommy Robinson rally avoided any jail time and only received a six-month suspended sentence, despite Robinson serving actual jail time for a much longer sentence for a non-violent act.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (June 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/06/16/muslim-activist-who-beat-policeman-at-tommy-robinson-spared-prison-robinson-still-locked-up/ Muslim Activist Who Beat Policeman at Tommy Robinson Rally Spared Prison (Robinson Still Locked Up)]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 17, 2018.</ref>

In a blatant display of [[double standard]]s, an [[Islam]]ic activist who violently beat a policeman at a Tommy Robinson rally avoided any jail time and only received a six-month suspended sentence, despite Robinson serving actual jail time for a much longer sentence for a non-violent act.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (June 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/06/16/muslim-activist-who-beat-policeman-at-tommy-robinson-spared-prison-robinson-still-locked-up/ Muslim Activist Who Beat Policeman at Tommy Robinson Rally Spared Prison (Robinson Still Locked Up)]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 17, 2018.</ref>

Robinson was released on bail on August 1, 2018.<ref>Multiple references:

Robinson was released on bail on August 1, 2018.<ref>Multiple references:

== External links ==

== External links ==

* [https://tommyrobinson.online/ Tommy Robinson Online] (personal website)

* [https://tommyrobinson.online/ Tommy Robinson Online] (personal website)

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YQ94jFg_4A Video of Tommy Robinson at Oxford Union Society]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YQ94jFg_4A Video of Tommy Robinson at Oxford Union Society]

* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6wdP5hTf_phre6Q3kFiV2g/videos?disable_polymer=1 YouTube channel]

* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6wdP5hTf_phre6Q3kFiV2g/videos?disable_polymer=1 YouTube channel]