UK

New independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation set up

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SEPTEMBER 5. 2025

Former Tribune editor and award-winning writer Taj Ali has set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation to document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.

“Far too often, racism is either unreported or dismissed as anti-social behaviour,” he writes.  “Our platform will gather verified reports and push to ensure they’re taken seriously by the media and public institutions. Share, report, support.”

RADAR (Reporting and Documenting Acts of Racism) outlines it mission as:

• Develop and maintain a professional website for reporting and engagement
• Provide editorial support to ensure accuracy and reach
• Collect and analyse data to strengthen advocacy and reporting
• Expand communications and outreach
• Purchase equipment to enhance coverage
• Travel to areas where support and documentation are needed most

“Last summer marked the worst instance of racist violence in over a century,” says its new website. “Across Britain, more than a dozen towns and cities were impacted, with smaller, more geographically isolated Black and Asian communities particularly vulnerable.

“Since then there has been further violence. In January this year, seven London mosques were daubed with anti-Muslim graffiti. In the following months, others were attacked in Luton, Aberdeen and Sheffield. In April, Muslim graves in Watford were vandalised. In June, worshippers were evacuated from the Belfast Islamic Centre when its windows were smashed and a bomb was thrown inside.

“Most racist attacks against individuals go unreported. When they are reported, they are often dismissed as low level anti-social behaviour and receive scant attention from out political and media class.

“We say enough is enough.”

The organisation aims togather accurate and verified accounts of racist incidents and work to ensure they receive attention from both the media and public institutions. It seeks to provide practical tools and guidance for supporters to contact local MPs, engage the media, and advocate for meaningful responses to racist attacks.

It also aims to ensure victims of racism are linked with supportive networks, organisations, and resources to ensure they are not left to face these challenges alone.

“As a point of principle, we will never accept state funding,” Taj Ali writes on X.  “We are an autonomous independent organisation. And we intend to hold state institutions to account on racism too.”