Human Rights Without Frontiers Reports on AROPL Court Hearing: Bail Conditions Lifted as Members Face Hostility Outside Court
Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF), a non-profit organisation based in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights worldwide, published an update on the ongoing legal proceedings involving the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Crewe.
The article, titled “UNITED KINGDOM: Crewe: A long court day for AROPL—and new racist riots”, reports on the court hearing held on 17 June 2026, involving twenty-four members of the community charged with public order offences following the police raid on Webb House on 29 April.
All twenty-four defendants pleaded not guilty and were granted unconditional bail by District Judge Ian Barnes, meaning that the restrictive bail conditions previously imposed on several members, including exclusion zones and passport surrender, have now been lifted. Their next case-management hearings are scheduled for September 2026, with trials set for April 2027.
The article also reports troubling events outside the courthouse, where members of the AROPL community were reportedly subjected to physical assaults and verbal abuse by hostile protesters wearing “White Lives Matter” slogans. Police arrested two individuals at the scene and a third later that day.
This report highlights not only an important development in the legal proceedings against AROPL members, but also the hostility and intimidation that members of the community continue to face. The assaults outside the courthouse raise concerns about the safety and protection of members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light who are simply exercising their right to freedom of belief.
Read the full article here.
It is notable that the police took no action to protect the group from the protesters on that day, despite later arresting two of the demonstrators
¿500 police officers for a single raid, and the only charge they face is "obstruction", simply for being frightened during the operation? It was all just a show. It’s a good thing the judge released them unconditionally, but it’s outrageous that this police circus served only to expose innocent families to attacks by white supremacists.