by | Mar 10, 2026 | Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE ISLAMOPHOBIA RESPONSE UNIT Government’s Anti-Muslim Hostility Definition: IRU Assessment Majid Iqbal, CEO, Islamophobia Response Unit (9 March 2026) The Islamophobia Response Unit has reviewed the government’s newly released definition of...
by juwel | Jan 30, 2026 | Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Islamophobia Cases Surge 377% as UK Faces ‘Systemic Crisis’ in Religious Discrimination First Annual Report reveals 906 incidents, 100% tribunal success rate, and 700% surge in threats against IRU staff 30...
by | Jul 22, 2025 | Press Releases
London – The IRU is confident our successful work challenging Islamophobia in the UK will continue after the government’s appointment of the British Muslim Trust (BMT) as the new reporting partner to monitor and tackle anti-Muslim hatred in the UK. Any steps...
by juwel | Nov 30, 2024 | Press Releases
London – The Islamophobia Response Unit (IRU) today reported data showing a massive and sustained increase in Islamophobic incidents in the UK in the year after the Hamas-led attack in Israel in October 2023. The 763% increase tracks reports of Islamophobia in...
by juwel | Nov 25, 2024 | Press Releases
Manchester – The latest data on Islamophobia in the UK from the Islamophobia Response Unit (IRU) reveals a sustained increase in Islamophobia, with incidents involving children and blatant discrimination based on religion and race*. This trend has continued...
by juwel | Aug 1, 2024 | Press Releases
Southport – The IRU unequivocally condemns the heinous actions of the perpetrator of the Southport killings, and the actions of individuals representing from what we understand to be the far-right, who attacked a mosque as well as police who attempted to stop...
