The English Defence League (EDL) was a far-right, Islamophobic organisation active in England from 2009 until the mid-late 2010s.

Aug 4, 2024 · A wave of violent protests around the country has raised questions about whether the English Defence League (EDL) - technically a defunct organisation - should be banned under UK terrorism laws.

Jul 31, 2024 · Founded in 2009, the EDL is a far-right, Islamophobic pressure group. Its members will often mobilise for street demonstrations against immigration and multi-culturalism, and sometimes mount ...

Aug 19, 2024 · Would banning the EDL actually work? Here's how to tackle the far-right ideology behind UK riots

Mar 12, 2018 · The EDL held regular protests throughout 2012, with a few hundred supporters turning out in Leicester, Bristol and Walsall, but it struggled to achieve anything like its early notoriety.

Aug 5, 2024 · Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said they will "be looking at" whether the far-right, Islamophobic group the EDL could be proscribed under UK law, after...

Academics characterise the EDL as a social movement, [1] and more specifically as a new social movement, [2] and a social movement organisation. [2] In its organisational structure, the EDL has been characterised by academic observers as a direct action or street-based protest movement. [3] It is a pressure group rather than a political party. [4]

Aug 2, 2024 · In the UK’s Southport, a peaceful vigil turned violent as far-right group supporters, fuelled by misinformation, clashed with police following a tragic knife attack that claimed the lives of three young girls.

Aug 7, 2024 · The English Defence League or EDL is one of the most well-known far-right groups in the UK and grew to prominence in the early 2010s.

The English Defence League (EDL) believes that British society is under attack by Muslim extremists. Since 2009, the group has held what British media has routinely referred to as “aggressive rallies” across England