UK anti-Islam activist Robinson convicted of harassing two journalists

Straits Times28 October 2026, 15:07 UTCUnited Kingdom

LONDON, Oct 26 - British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, was on Wednesday convicted of harassing two journalists during nationwide rioting two years ago.

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