July 2005
Some stories
Anti-Muslim backlash intensifies
The anti-Muslim backlash has intensified in the three weeks following the London bombings.
28 July 2005 (914 words)
Asylum-seeking children face being separated from their parents and placed in care under new powers
A family in Bolton, whose campaign to stay in Britain has won strong local support, is one of the first to face new powers to separate asylum-seeking children from their parents.
28 July 2005 (631 words)
Inquest rules asylum seeker died from natural causes at Haslar
On 8 July 2005, the inquest into the death of Kabeya Dimuka Bijoux, at Haslar removal centre on 1 May 2004, recorded a verdict of death by natural causes despite concerns raised that his death might have been connected to injuries sustained at another immigration centre.
28 July 2005 (542 words)
The anti-Muslim backlash continues
Racist attacks have continued in the weeks after the London bombings.
21 July 2005 (535 words)
The anti-Muslim backlash begins
In the hours after the bombings in London, the backlash began. Innocent people, as in the bombings, were targeted in what appear to be racially motivated attacks.
14 July 2005 (717 words)
Asylum seeker death in Dover from 'natural causes'
The family of 40-year-old Kurdish asylum seeker, Elmas Ozmico, have expressed concerns at a recent inquest verdict into her death that found that she died of natural causes. Concerns centre around the fact that despite asking for medical help she was not taken to hospital until 19 hours after she arrived at Dover.
7 July 2005 (713 words)
Fight to prevent deportation of injured asylum seeker
Despite a 21-year-old asylum seeker being served with three removal notices and sustaining a broken hand during one attempted deportation to Congo-Brazzaville, he has, with the help of campaigners, now been given temporary admission to the UK and submitted a fresh asylum application based on new evidence.
7 July 2005 (813 words)