Tommy Robinson Released On Bail

Tommy Robinson is free for now:

“LONDON — Tommy Robinson, the jailed British far-right activist backed by the former Trump aide Stephen K. Bannon but reviled by others who call him a violent purveyor of hate, was ordered to be freed on bail Wednesday, after challenging his conviction for contempt of court.

Mr. Robinson was arrested in May after he live-streamed a video from outside a criminal trial in Leeds, England, which had a news media blackout, revealing the defendants’ identities. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison for contempt of court, provoking an international outcry in far-right circles.

On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal ordered his release, pending a new hearing in his case. The court questioned the speed with which he had been tried and convicted, noting that it took five hours from the time of his arrest to a conviction. …”

This is great news.

I know there are people who hate Tommy Robinson. I’m not interested in debating whether his incarceration was an Alt-Lite publicity stunt. It is part of a broader pattern of criminalizing dissent from multiculturalism and Islamization in the UK. Years ago, Americans like Matt Heimbach were being banned from the UK and now even milquetoast figures like Brittany Pettibone and Lauren Southern are being targeted. Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen of Britain First were also thrown in prison. I’ve also seen kids on Twitter get raided by the British police for “hate speech.”

The UK is also trying to get Facebook to impose even more censorship of “hate speech” because “the future of democracy” is being threatened by “fake news.” In this wonderful democracy, you will be arrested and thrown in prison for expressing a political opinion that deviates from the BBC party line on immigration and changing racial and cultural demographics.