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Sunday, December 22, 2024

UK Regulator sanctions hardline media over false information - Mehr News Agency - English Version

Islamic Students Associations of Britain is proud to inform its respected members that The UK press regulator IPSO chaired by Lord Edward Faulks (member of UK parliament House of Lords) sanctioned The Times Newspaper for publishing "significantly inaccurate information" about Islamic Students Associations of Britain and for breaching regulations.

The Times Newspaper published numerous false allegations. In one of its articles it falsely claimed that ISAB was involved with an event that allegedly took place in 2020 in London containing anti-semitic chants.

Following formal complaints, The Times offered resolutions to ISAB to atone for publishing falsehoods, which ISAB categorically rejected. Accordingly, IPSO reviewed the matter along with over 449 pages of documents. The investigation concluded that ISAB had no involvement with the alleged event and that these claims were baseless. Ultimately The Times was sanctioned for breaching regulations.

This is not the first time that The Times Newspaper has strenuously attempted to tarnish the image of Muslim Students by publishing fabrications. This newspaper had falsely accused Mr Ataee, a former secretary of Islamic Students Associations of Britain, of personally having meetings with Ezzatollah Zarghami a former IRGC general. The Times later on sent him an apology and published a complete retraction stating: "We wrongly said that Mohammadhussain Ataee, a former official with the Islamic Students Associations of Britain, talked...



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