CAMPAIGNERS raised concerns today over Facebook’s political bias after a popular pro-Kurdish page was “vanished” by administrators.

British page Red London (RL) was “unpublished” today, with the page’s administrators giving the vague justification that it “failed to meet community standards.”

The page, which had 60,000 fans, often shared humorous images  depicting Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, the USSR, Trotskyites and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.

It also strongly advocated Kurdish people’s rights and regularly reported on Rojava, the revolutionary northern Syrian region.

Several fans of the page had even gone to Rojava to engage in humanitarian work.

Though no specific reason was given for its disappearance, the RL page vanished immediately after posting a birthday greeting to Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is listed internationally as a terrorist organisation.

Among Facebook’s hit list is publishing firm Zed, which was removed from the social media site in 2016 for criticising Turkey President  Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Various other Kurdish solidarity groups in Italy, France and Spain have also had their pages removed.

Campaigner Daithi Browder called for Facebook to urgently review its ethical approach.

He said: “It is disgusting that Facebook considers protesting against injustices perpetrated by Turkey to be as heinous as Holocaust denial.

"Why does Facebook not ban Turkish fascist activists or Isis supporters with such immediacy?

“Red London was crucial in amplifying the voices of the Kurdish people. Facebook must urgently review this decision.”