Hundred-Handers (group)
The Hundred-Handers are a British far-right anti-immigration group. The group are known to put up posters and stickers promoting alt-right nationalism.[1][2] It has been alleged that they have put razor blades behind their stickers.[3][4] Their stickers have also appeared in Canada.
History
[edit]The group was first reported in May 2018, according to TRT World.[1]
In January 2020, fake Extinction Rebellion posters were reported in Brighton. These included: 'Stop white genocide', 'House the world, destroy the environment' and 'population control in the third world'. A member of Extinction Rebellion Brighton said the posters were "against everything we stand for".[5] In March 2020, further such stickers appeared in Bedford.[6] In September 2020, stickers with racist slogans and linked to the Hundred Handers appeared in the Crookes area of Sheffield. Stickers were also reported in Scotland.
In June 2020, it was reported that the group had put up messages in Canada, such as: "Never apologise for being white," and "There is a war on whites" and "It's okay to be white."[2]
In 2021, Hampshire Police increased patrols and examined CCTV footage in response to the Hundred-Handers posting anti-immigrant, White power stickers in the town of Romsey, including some that read "White Privilege Excellence."[7]
In March 2024, the head of the organisation's Telegram Messenger group was sentenced to two years in prison for racially-aggravated criminal damage and inciting racial hatred.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Q&A: Who are the UK's far-right Hundred-Handers?". Q&A: Who are the UK's far-right Hundred-Handers?.
- ^ a b "Posters, stickers promoting white nationalism appear in south Etobicoke - CBC News". CBC. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ Stewart, Stephen (2020-10-23). "Sinister Nazi group hide blades behind stickers in Scotland-wide hate campaign". Daily Record. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ Humphries, Will. "Neo-Nazis 'concealing blades behind posters'". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "'Vile' - fake posters with climate group's logo spotted". The Argus.
- ^ Roffe, Erica (March 29, 2020). "Far-right group posts fake Extinction Rebellion stickers around Bedford".
- ^ "Police investigate 'horrid' and 'racist' stickers put up in town". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ Coyle, Hayley (1 March 2024). "Samuel Melia: Far-right activist jailed after sticker campaign". BBC News. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
