September 2005
Some stories
'Scandalous' UK immigration practices claim another family
The deportation, this morning, of the Vucaj family to Kosovo has been condemned by supporters who have led a vociferous campaign to keep them in Scotland.
29 September 2005 (938 words)
Celebrating the Black radical tradition
To mark Black History Month, the Institute of Race Relations publishes Cedric Robinson and the philosophy of Black resistance - a special issue of Race & Class dedicated to one of the world's outstanding thinkers on the history of Black struggle.
28 September 2005 (218 words)
Black History Month events 2005
A selection of Black History Month events taking place across the UK in 2005.
28 September 2005 (1081 words)
Racial violence after 7 July - week 11
Incidents of racial violence and harassment in this, the eleventh week since the London bombings.
22 September 2005 (861 words)
Vigil for Manuel Bravo at Yarl's Wood
On Saturday, 17 September, two days after 35-year-old Manuel Bravo, an Angolan asylum seeker, was found hanged in a stairwell at Yarl's Wood removal centre in Bedford, campaigners held a vigil at the centre in his memory.
22 September 2005 (179 words)
Two asylum seekers took their own lives within 24 hours
On Wednesday 14 September, 26-year-old Edmore Ngwenya, a Zimbabwean asylum seeker jumped into a canal in Manchester. The following day, Manuel Bravo, an Angolan who was detained in Yarl's Wood with his 13-year-old son, was found hanged in a stairwell on the morning of his 35th birthday.
21 September 2005 (3033 words)
Yet another Black death in the Met's custody
Paul Coker, 32, died on 6 August 2005 in a police cell in Plumstead, South east London, just two hours after being arrested for causing a breach of the peace.
15 September 2005 (349 words)
Racial violence after 7 July - week 10
Incidents of racial violence and harrasment in this, the tenth week since the London bombings.
15 September 2005 (1153 words)
Racial Justice Sunday supports Dale Farm Travellers
Dale Farm residents, who face the bulldozing of their homes by a Tory council, led a procession through St Paul's Cathedral on 11 September, marking London's 10th Racial Justice Sunday.
14 September 2005 (143 words)
Round-up of racial violence
The Institute of Race Relations' research over the nine weeks since the London bombings shows that racially motivated attacks are a daily occurrence and many appear, through the use of offensive language, to be a consequence of the bombings. Though much of the harassment has been 'low-level', the effects of such sustained and targeted attacks should not be underestimated.
8 September 2005 (1292 words)
Round-up of racial violence
Eight weeks after the London bombings racial violence attacks are still on the rise.
1 September 2005 (1236 words)