IRR News Service
May 17 2012
Black Power for a new generation?
On Monday 21 May, John Carlos, the 1960s icon of Black Power, will be speaking at a meeting in London (alongside Janet Alder and Doreen Lawrence).
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May 17 2012
Far-right activists arrested in Rochdale
Three far-right activists, part of a larger group of about forty people, have been arrested after trying to force their way into an annual mayor-making ceremony in Rochdale.
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May 17 2012
Man admits vicious racist attack in Plymouth
Gary Stocks, 43, has admitted to racially abusing and assaulting a Romanian taxi driver in March. After punching the cabbie in the face, he caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to the vehicle.
Read More on thisisplymouth.co.uk
May 17 2012
Broadcasters do not have to reveal Dale Farm eviction footage
The high court has ruled that broadcasters do not have to reveal their footage of last year’s eviction of Dale Farm to the police.
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May 16 2012
EHRC says ministers failed to consider full impact of cuts
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has found that the government failed to take into account the impact of the cuts on women, ethnic minorities and the disabled.
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May 16 2012
Black head teacher racially abused by pupils
A black head teacher was assaulted and racially abused by two pupils at a school in Devon.
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May 16 2012
Migrants forced into work in food industry
A new report has found that migrants are being forced into working in threatening and inhumane conditions in the UK’s food industry.
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May 16 2012
Black footballers fear racism backlash
The Professional Footballers’ Association has raised concerns that black players are too scared to speak out against racism for fear of a backlash of racist abuse.
Read More on guardian.co.uk
May 16 2012
Slumming it in India
A critical look at the recent box office hit – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
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May 15 2012
‘Big Fat Gyspy Wedding’ advert complaint reconsidered
An independent reviewer has urged the Advertising Standards Agency to reconsider its dismissal of complaints that an advert reading ‘Bigger, Fatter, Gypsier’ is both racist and offensive.
Read More on mediaweek.co.uk
May 15 2012
Students suffer in private college crackdown
Overseas students are losing money they have spent on tuition costs and are unsure of their status in the UK as a result of the government crackdown on private colleges.
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May 15 2012
Police officer faces racism investigation in Keighley
The IPCC is investigating an incident in which a police officer allegedly used racist language during an arrest in Keighley, Yorkshire.
Read More on yorkshirepost.co.uk
May 14 2012
Stephen Lawrence police face corruption investigation
The IPCC will investigate whether the Macpherson public inquiry was intentionally misled about corruption allegations involving the police officers involved in the investigation into the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence.
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May 14 2012
Racist South Shields woman jailed
Michelle Eager has been jailed after slapping, spitting on, and trying to yank off a woman’s religious headwear in a South Shields shopping centre.
Read More on chroniclelive.co.uk
May 14 2012
Seven Met officers facing charges in racism scandal
Six Metropolitan police officers and one special constable will face charges of gross professional misconduct for alleged racism. 11 officers in total are facing racism allegations which are being investigated by the IPCC.
Read More on independent.co.uk
May 14 2012
Children held at Heathrow in degrading conditions
The Independent Monitoring Board has recently criticised the UKBA for holding migrant children in ‘degrading and disgraceful’ conditions which included small, cramped rooms with a lack of adequate sleeping arrangements.
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May 10 2012
Death and deportation in Holland
An asylum seeking father’s suicide in Holland for the sake of his children has highlighted the growing local-national divide over the deportation of children.
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May 10 2012
Stoke Gypsy and Traveller site privatisation proposals
Potential plans to contract a third-party private company to run Stoke-on-Trent’s only council-owned Gypsy and Traveller site have been revealed.
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May 10 2012
Abu Qatada appeal rejected by ECHR
The ECHR has decided to allow the home secretary to deport Abu Qatada after rejecting his appeal, although it conceded that Qatada’s appeal had been made within the three-month time limit.
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May 10 2012
Scotland Yard sergeant suspended for alleged racism
A Scotland Yard sergeant has been suspended after an alleged racist incident that occurred during a conversation with colleagues in North London.
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May 10 2012
Neville Lawrence condemns CPS action over Spectator article
The father of Stephen Lawrence has criticised the possible maximum fine of £5,000 for the Spectator magazine after it printed a story that jeopardised the trial of his murderers, stating that publishers should have been charged with contempt of court instead.
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May 9 2012
Convicted man appeals over BNP tweets
Adil Khan, one of nine men convicted as part of a Rochdale grooming gang, is to appeal against his conviction claiming a breach in jury confidentiality, following Nick Griffin's premature tweeting of the verdict.
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May 9 2012
Spectator charged over Lawrence article
The publisher of the Spectator magazine is to appear before court after publishing an article by Rod Liddle that breached an order about the reporting of the Stephen Lawrence murder trial.
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May 9 2012
Charges after racist attack in Plymouth
Adam Bowman, a 24-year-old man has been charged with a racist attack on a restaurant worker in Plymouth, who was punched several times.
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May 17 2012
We won’t stop racist exploitation of undocumented, says court
The rejection of race discrimination claims brought by a young Nigerian woman who was brought in illegally by her employers, brutalised and denied wages, gives a green light to racism.
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