Far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders was turned away at London’s Heathrow airport after attempting to ignore the security ban on his entry into the country. Immigration officials denied Wilders entry into the UK after the government decided he should not be allowed to attend a screening of his anti-Islam film, Fitna. They have deemed him…
Populist Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who made the anti-Muslim film “Fitna,” says he will defy a letter from Britain’s Home Office asking him to stay away from the country. The letter has sparked what may become major diplomatic row between the two EU member states. Dutch populist politician Geert Wilders, who currently faces prosecution in…
An Amsterdam appeals court has ordered the prosecution of Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders. The court alleges that Wilders’ film Fitna, in addition to various comments he has made about Islam, have “incited racial hatred and discrimination” against Dutch Muslims. This reverses last year’s decision by public prosecutors not to charge Wilders for his anti-Islam…
The European Parliament has banned the screening of the anti-Islam film Fitna on its premises, arguing that the film incites hatred. The film’s maker, Geert Wilders has reacted angrily saying that it was a sad day for democracy. The screening of Fitna was to have taken place in a conference room where Wilders also announced…
Wilders announced plans to tour Britain, France, and Israel to present his controversial film Fitna. Wilders has said that he is traveling to promote his film to create international “alliances for peace and against Islamization.” Wilders has already received criticism for showing his film at a conference in Israel. He presented his film in Jerusalem,…
