March 2004
Some stories
Justice for Andrew Jordan
On 7 October 2003, Andrew Jordan, a 27-year-old Black man, died after up to nine police officers entered his flat in Erith, south London. The Police Complaints Authority has told Andrew's family that he was punched three times by one of the officers.
31 March 2004 (471 words)
Deportations 'a second war against the Iraqi people'
The International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) has launched a campaign against the planned deportation of Iraqi asylum seekers from the UK, saying that the general climate of instability in Iraq, along with the lack of basic services, makes it dangerous to force Iraqis to return.
24 March 2004 (609 words)
Racial harassment on the rise in Scotland
Asylum seekers, refugees and settled migrants in Scotland have experienced a 75 per cent increase in racial harassment since April 2003.
12 March 2004 (229 words)
Roma are not safe in Bulgaria
A judgement from the European Court of Human Rights on 26 February, which found Bulgaria guilty of deprivation of life of two Roma, is due to have wide repercussions.
11 March 2004 (378 words)
Concern at spate of jail deaths
In one eight-day period in February, three young Asian men died while in the custody of British prisons. And all three deaths were, apparently, self-inflicted. Are these deaths signs of a growing crisis of British Asians in the prison system?
4 March 2004 (468 words)
Report on grant-making will affect community groups
A Review by the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts of grants made to the National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns (NCADC) by the Community Fund is likely to affect a number of voluntary groups in the future.
3 March 2004 (216 words)