Journalist at @tbij.bsky.social. I cover inequality, precarious work and migration. You can contact me on emilianomellino@tbij.com https://linktr.ee/emiliano.mellino https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/profile/emilianomellino
UKLFI said: "Millie Manders and the Shutup was accused of repeatedly portraying Israel as genocidal, colonialist and fascist." This is enough for a venue to be intimidated into cancelling an event. www.middleeasteye.net/news/vegan-f...
Exclusive: Festival supporting rescued animals forced to cancel after UK Lawyers for Israel complaintScout Association-owned venue cancelled booking for The Great Vegan Gathering following a UKLFI complaintwww.middleeasteye.net50 organisations, including major trade unions like @pcsunion.bsky.social , @ucu.org.uk, @neunion.bsky.social & @bfawu.bsky.social have written to Andy Burnham asking him to scrap the earned settlement proposals & meet with migrant workers in his first month as PM. drive.google.com/file/d/1yb4A...
MWRC Joint Letter_ PM Andy Burnham - July 2026.pdfdrive.google.comGreat piece on the interplay between far-right influencers, the media and government policy. Feels like a real case of the tail wagging the dog
sasha bakerEXCLUSIVE: How one racist tweet about a hotel housing asylum seekers set in motion fascist protests, a government crackdown on couriers, and the eviction of the hotel's residents. www.vashtimedia.com/fascists-v-t...
Just days after we published our investigation into the threats directed at City of Sanctuary, a government survey of 3000 charities finds that a significant number face threats, misinformation, vandalism or reduced support. Those most likely to be targeted are in the human rights & equality space.
Emiliano MellinoWe had an in-depth look at the misinformation targeting City of Sanctuary last summer. How it spread from the mainstream to the online far right, and how the charity was inundated with horrific threats. This is part of a worrying and growing trend. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
"Harassment & cruelty to charities of this kind, sadly, isn’t new. Individuals like photographer Misan Harriman, Zack Polanski of the Green Party, & journalist Sangita Myska are just some of the victims" @thecanaryuk.bsky.social adding context to our investigation. www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/07/0...
How the far right targeted City of Sanctuary with misinformation campaignCity of Sanctuary had a harmless activity of letter writing for refugees weaponised by the far right and this is how it happenedwww.thecanary.coEmiliano MellinoWe had an in-depth look at the misinformation targeting City of Sanctuary last summer. How it spread from the mainstream to the online far right, and how the charity was inundated with horrific threats. This is part of a worrying and growing trend. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
How is it that a small charity with just 10 staff ended up receiving dozens of messages like this? It's partly explained by the fact sections of the right wing media are completely obsessed and spread misinformation about them. In the last year GB News mentioned them in at least 40 broadcasts.
The Bureau of Investigative JournalismLast summer, small charity City of Sanctuary became the target of a misinformation campaign by right-wing media, politicians, and far-right activists
We had an in-depth look at the misinformation targeting City of Sanctuary last summer. How it spread from the mainstream to the online far right, and how the charity was inundated with horrific threats. This is part of a worrying and growing trend. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
How migrant charity City of Sanctuary was targeted by the far rightCity of Sanctuary promotes compassion for asylum seekers and refugees. It has met a torrent of rightwing hate and misinformationwww.thebureauinvestigates.com"Migration functions instead as a broader symbolic language through which anxieties about decline, identity, inequality & political distrust are articulated" Interesting piece by @nandosigona.bsky.social on why tougher controls won't reduce anxieties around migration. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Why public attitudes to immigration don’t respond to falling migration | LSE British PoliticsMigration numbers are falling, but attitudes towards immigration are hardening. That's because immigration concerns are a symbol for other anxieties.blogs.lse.ac.ukOnly 6.4% of employment law breaches are enforced, according to @violationtrackeruk.bsky.social. "The question will be whether the [Fair Work Agency] is brave enough to buck the trend of declining enforcement & deliver for workers" I think this is an overestimate goodjobsfirst.org/one-in-seven...
One in Seven UK Workers Had Their Rights Violated, New Report Reveals - Good Jobs FirstA new report finds that at a bare minimum one in seven UK workers had a basic employment right breached in a two-year period.goodjobsfirst.orgIt's absolutely shocking that the woman in this BBC story has to wait until 2029 for her dead husband's employment tribunal hearing. But the situation is even worse than that. Last week we revealed some cases filed last year are scheduled for 2030! www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
Workers taking bosses to court forced to wait until 2030As money is poured into criminal courts, the employment tribunal faces an endless backlog – and reduced resourceswww.thebureauinvestigates.comUnofficial BBCNews (UK) BotUnprecedented employment tribunal delays lead to five year waits