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Sam Melia | |
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| Organization | Patriotic Alternative |
Sam Melia is a British neo-nazi activist. He was imprisoned in 2023...
Biography
any info on early life?
Arrest
After being...
11 August 2020:[1]
10 July 2023:[2]
20 September 2023:[3]
16 January 2024:[4]
18 January 2024:[5]
23 January 2024:[6]
24 January 2024:[7]
24 January 2024:[8]
24 January 2024:[9]
24 January 2024:[10]
29 January 2024:[11]
30 January 2024:[12]
30 January 2024:[13]
1 March 2024:[14]
4 March 2024:[15]
4 March 2024:[16]
5 March 2024:[17]
16 January 2025:[18]
18 January 2025:[19]
3 March 2026:[20]
20 March 2026:[21]
21 March 2026:[22]
own website:[23]
Release
Melia was released from prison on...
Personal life
Melia is married to fellow far-right activist Laura Towler. In 2020, with her and her grandmother, he launched Grandma Towler's, a tea company.[24](primary source fix)
Bibliography
- Legal, Truthful, Guilty (2026) ISBN 9781806057726
References
- ^ Judah, Jacob (11 August 2020). "British fascist behind secretive far-right propaganda network unmasked". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ Barton, Andrew (10 July 2023). "Sam Melia: Yorkshire far-right organiser denies hate crimes". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ^ "International Nazi network meets in UK – The inside story | Searchlight". Searchlight Magazine. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ Corcoran, Sophie (16 January 2024). "Far-right organiser had 'posters of Hitler', court told". Leeds Live. Archived from the original on 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ^ Briggs, Billy (18 January 2024). "Patriotic Alternative member accused of racial hatred had Adolf Hitler picture at home". The Ferret. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ Dickinson, Katie (23 January 2024). "Leeds far-right activist not being punished for views, court told". BBC News. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ^ Frame, Nick (24 January 2024). "Far-right activist found guilty of inciting hatred by sending out racist stickers". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ Jackson, Sofie; Corcoran, Sophie (24 January 2024). "Man who led demo in Hull guilty of 'stirring racial hatred' with stickers". Hull Live. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ Sweetnam, James (24 January 2024). "Far-right activist ran downloadable library of white supremacist stickers". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ^ Frame, Nick (24 January 2024). "Convicted far-right activist Sam Melia warned to stay off social media by Leeds judge". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ Tettenborn, Andrew (29 January 2024). "Even the far right must have the right to free speech". Spiked. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ McGivern, Mark; Farr, Jacob (30 January 2024). "West Lothian far-right extremist accused of sneaking into politics linked to UK bigot". Edinburgh Live. Archived from the original on 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ^ McGivern, Mark (30 January 2024). "Far-right extremist accused of sneaking into politics was contact of sick racist". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ Coyle, Hayley (1 March 2024). "Samuel Melia: Far-right activist jailed after sticker campaign". BBC News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ^ Attenborough, Frederick (4 March 2024). "Free speech concerns raised after man jailed for two years for running "far-right" stickers library". freespeechunion.org. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ O'Neill, Brendan (4 March 2024). "The tyrannical jailing of Sam Melia". Spiked. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ Pitt, Harrison (5 March 2024). "The Persecution of Sam Melia: Arrested, Convicted, and Imprisoned for Stickers". Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ Dathan, Matt (16 January 2025). "Neo-Nazi leader Sam Melia freed from jail in early release scheme". The Times. Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ^ "Panic in Collett country as Patriotic Alternative nervously awaits BBC undercover investigation | Searchlight". 18 January 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ "Meet Rupert Lowe's latest recruit - a nazi jailbird linked to a terror group | Searchlight". 3 March 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ Dathan, Matt (20 March 2026). "Neo-Nazi activist: Jail the most radicalising experience I've known". The Times. Archived from the original on 20 March 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ^ "Neo-Nazi Says Prison Radicalised Him, Plans Far-Right Return". Brit Brief. 14 June 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ Blake, Steve. "The Truth is no Defence in British Courts". Patriotic Alternative. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ^ "About – Grandma Towler's". grandmatowlers.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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