"The ban, from the Nord and Pas-de-Calais prefecture, aims to prevent British far-right activists involved in Operation Overlord from travelling to France this weekend. The ban comes into force at 11pm on Friday evening and continues until 8am on Monday morning. Operation Overlord was launched by Raise the Colours, an anti-migrant group placing England flags and union jacks on lamp-posts. But Daniel Thomas, an associate of the activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, parted company with the group and is now running Operation Overlord."
"For several months, the presence of activists from the British far-right movement, particularly the Raise the Colours movement, involved in actions of intimidation against migrants and humanitarian organisations, has been observed on the coast of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. These actions, widely disseminated on social media, are part of a xenophobic and anti-immigrant ideology and create a clear risk of public disorder."
French prefects of Nord and Pas-de-Calais issued an interdepartmental ban preventing British far-right activists from gathering in the two departments from 11pm Friday until 8am Monday. The ban targets activists linked to Raise the Colours and Operation Overlord and aims to stop them travelling to France for a 'stop the boats' protest against asylum seekers crossing the Channel. Raise the Colours had placed England and union flags on lamp-posts; Operation Overlord was later run by Daniel Thomas after splitting from the group. Prefects cited observed intimidation of migrants and humanitarian organisations, xenophobic ideology spread on social media, and a clear risk of public disorder.
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