Two British far-right activists arrested in France
Men in custody for live broadcasting discriminatory content to YouTube likely to incite hatred, police sayTwo far-right British activists have been arrested by French authorities in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.The arrests followed an order issued on Friday prohibiting British...
<p>Men in custody for live broadcasting discriminatory content to YouTube likely to incite hatred, police say</p><p>Two far-right British activists have been arrested by French authorities in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.</p><p>The arrests followed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/23/france-calais-ban-british-far-right-activists-operation-overlord">an order</a> issued on Friday prohibiting British participants in a planned “stop the boats” protest, dubbed Operation Overlord, in the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. The order was due to expire at 8am on Monday but it has been extended for two more days.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/two-british-far-right-activists-arrested-france">Continue reading...</a>
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