2 h. ago Asylum seeker at Epping migrant hotel is charged with sexual assault after Ethiopian charged for 'attacking girls' in a separate incident sparked huge protests

Mohammed Sharwarq, a Syrian national living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, faces seven charges linked to offences alleged to have been committed between July 25 and August 12.

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3 h. ago Another migrant living at controversial Epping asylum hotel charged with sexual assault

The Bell Hotel has been at the centre of a series of anti-migrant protests

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3 h. ago Asylum seeker charged with sexually assaulting male while staying at protest

Mohammed Sharwarq has been charged with seven offences and has been remanded into custody

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3 h. ago Another migrant living at controversial Epping asylum hotel charged with sexually assaulting male ‘victim’

The Bell Hotel has been at the centre of a series of anti-migrant protests

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3 h. ago Syrian asylum seeker, 32, is charged with sexually assaulting male while staying at protest

Mohammed Sharwarq, a Syrian national living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, faces seven charges linked to offences alleged to have been committed between July 25 and August 12.

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26 h. ago Council seeks High Court ban on asylum seekers being housed at protest

It comes after a series of protests in recent weeks outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex

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4 d. ago Targeted by the right, Britain’s asylum hotels are places of fear and disorder. Bad political decisions made it so | Daniel Trilling

In the frenzy of racism and culture warring, the issue of why hotels are used gets overlookedA broad section of Britain’s right has spent the summer behaving as if it would like a repeat of last year’s racist riots. As politicians and commentators cry “tinderbox Britain” – are they warning us, or willing it on? – far-right extremists have been actively trying to stoke violence. This year, they have pinned their hopes on asylum hotels, an issue where public fears over crime, immigration and the welfare state conveniently converge.In some places, far-right activists have piggybacked on protests prompted by local grievances. The most significant this year was in Epping, Essex, after an alleged sexual assault by an asylum seeker led to demonstrations that turned violent when they were joined by members of various far-right groups. A similar pattern has unfolded in London’s Canary Wharf, after untrue rumours that some of the Epping hotel residents were being moved there. In other cases, ...

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3 w. ago Essex migrant hotel charge: Man, 33, charged with violent disorder and criminal damage following clashes outside the Bell Hotel

Eight police officers were injured during what started as a peaceful protest at the Bell Hotel in Epping on Thursday evening.

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3 w. ago Moment riot police smash shield into man's face, knocking his teeth out during Epping migrant hotel clash after resident was charged with schoolgirl sex attack

Footage of the encounter shows the man in a grey vest square up to a police officer before he is hit with full force outside the Epping migrant hotel.

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3 w. ago Met confirms police van 'made contact' with protester at anti

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed one of their vans made contact with a protester during the chaos outside a migrant hotel which saw thugs clash with officers yesterday.

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