Jailed UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' to be released next week


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  • Tuesday, 20 May 2025

FILE PHOTO: People carry a banner in support of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a British anti-Muslim activist known as Tommy Robinson, during an anti-immigration protest, in London, Britain, October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon on Tuesday won a bid to trim his 18-month sentence for contempt of court, meaning he will be released from jail within a week.

Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was jailed in October after he admitted breaching an injunction banning him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, who had successfully sued him for libel.

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