June 2003
Some stories
The BNP in the May local elections
The extreme-right British National Party (BNP) contested a record 221 seats in the May local elections, and now holds sixteen seats.
30 June 2003 (683 words)
Anti-refugee violence
Riot against refugees in Wales
30 June 2003 (620 words)
Home Office puts misleading spin on own report
The Home Office, this week, tried to present its new research on asylum-seeking in Europe as evidence that its policies were working. But what the research actually says is that attempts to deter asylum seekers through hardline measures are unlikely to be effective.
26 June 2003 (819 words)
Campaigners against Terror Act call for support
The Campaign Against Criminalising Communities, which has been monitoring the effect of the 2001 Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act on migrant and refugee communities, is calling for opponents of the Act to sign a statement against the legislation.
26 June 2003 (642 words)
Palestinian refugee appeals anti-terrorist detention
On 23 June, Palestinian refugee Mahmoud Abu Rideh appeared at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) to appeal against his continued detention without trial under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.
26 June 2003 (428 words)
Nine months for white racist thugs who sparked the Oldham riots
A mob of football hooligans and neo-Nazis who terrorised the Asian community of Glodwick, Oldham, in May 2001, were cheered as 'heroes' by their supporters in the gallery of a Manchester court this week, as they heard that they had been sentenced to just nine months imprisonment.
19 June 2003 (918 words)
No deportations to Iraq
'Iraq unsafe, Kurdistan unsafe!', were the words shouted by Iraqi and Kurdish protestors in front of the Home Office yesterday.
18 June 2003 (297 words)
Denial of visitor visas for families
Ethnic minority communities in the UK face clampdown on visits from members of their family living abroad.
18 June 2003 (570 words)
Deepcut widow faces deportation
The widow of a black soldier from Deepcut army barracks, who was shot in suspicious circumstances last year, now faces deportation to Jamaica.
11 June 2003 (341 words)
MEP calls for immediate halt to deportations
London MEP Jean Lambert has called for an immediate halt to deportation of asylum seekers following the breakdown of European negotiations on minimum standards for deciding asylum claims.
10 June 2003 (386 words)