By HOPE not hate’s Right Response team
British far-right extremist Tommy Robinson (AKA Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) garnered international attention this week after being released following his recent jailing.
While his supporters have been quick to declare his innocence, the reality is Lennon has only been released on bail and will have to return to court for the allegations against him to be reheard. Nonetheless, he has become the cause célèbre of the international far right, and it is in the US that Lennon has most caught the imagination of the right wing.
Read HOPE not hate’s analysis of Lennon’s release and transatlantic support here.
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