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Parents detained under terror law receive apology
The parents of a 'mixed-race' disabled child have received an apology from the police after being accused of child trafficking and detained under the Terrorism Act, as they made a day trip to France.
23 July 2008 (external article)
Vigils in memory of Habib Ullah
Last week, members of the local community and family and friends of Habib Ullah, who died after being arrested by police on 3 July, gathered in High Wycombe town centre to hold two vigils in his memory.
17 July 2008 (155 words)
guardian Man complains after gun point arrest
Nzube Udezue has made an official compliant about his arrest by armed police officers in Bournemouth after it emerged he did not even match the description of the suspect.
17 July 2008 (external article)
Family question police role in death of Asian man
On 3 July 2008, during a police search of a car in High Wycombe, 39-year-old Habib Ullah, became ill, was taken to hospital and pronounced dead.
10 July 2008 (400 words)
guardian Met chief gives evidence to employment tribunal
An industrial tribunal has heard from Sir Ian Blair, head of the Met police, who has denied blocking the promotion of a senior colleague, Commander Shabir Hussain, who has alleged he was overlooked for promotion in favour of White colleagues.
10 July 2008 (external article)
guardian 'Shocked' innocent commuter arrested by armed police
An innocent Black student has been detained at gun point by police at Bournemouth station, following a firearms incident. The young man has described the moment of the arrest as a 'really bad dream'.
9 July 2008 (external article)
this is local london De Menezes officers to remain unnamed
A judge has granted a request by 44 police officers to remain unnamed at the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes which is due to start on 22 September 2008.
3 July 2008 (external article)
croydon guardian Police face accusations of racism
Croydon police have been accused of allegedly racially abusing the young owner of a Staffordshire terrier which was stunned and then shot dead by armed officers.
3 July 2008 (external article)
bedfordshire on sunday Police won't have to pay for Yarl's Wood fire
The High Court has decided that Bedfordshire Police will not have to pay damages to Group 4 after half of Yarl's Wood removal centre was burnt down in a disturbance in 2002. The company had made a £90 million claim.
1 July 2008 (external article)
bbc news Journalist ordered to hand over terrorism notes
Judges have ruled that interview notes with a former extremist, used for a book on terrorism, be handed to the Greater Manchester Police for investigation.
27 June 2008 (external article)
guardian Senior police officer sues Met for discrimination
Leading Muslim officer Tarique Ghaffur has met with the National Black Police Association to discuss suing the Metropolitan police for victimisation.
27 June 2008 (external article)
bbc news Metropolitan Police face race promotion claims
An employment tribunal in East London is hearing the case of a police officer who has accused the Met Policy Authority (MPA) of racial discrimination after he was not promoted to a senior rank.
26 June 2008 (external article)
A tribute to Abdelhakim Ajimi
A death in police custody in south-east France is causing community concern.
5 June 2008 (1548 words)
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Europe: mobilising against 'foreign criminals'
By Liz Fekete
Populist politicians - mostly, although not entirely, from centre and extreme-Right parties - are seeking to win elections by mobilising voters against foreign criminals, 'immigrant' youth and the Roma. But this resort to xenophobia via crime comes at a high social cost.
27 May 2008 (675 words)
Three recent Black deaths in Met police custody
An investigation has been launched after the death of 23-year-old Ayodeji Awogboro in the custody of the Metropolitan police on 11 May.
22 May 2008 (490 words)
Writers and artists for David Oluwale
The David Oluwale Memorial Committee presents an evening of information and poetry.
15 May 2008 (93 words)
guardian Stop and search to increase
As a result of recent murders of young people in London, police officers have been given more powers to stop and search without reasonable suspicion under section 60 of the Public Order Act.
15 May 2008 (external article)
bbc news Car bomber brother back in India
The brother of a man who died in a car bomb attack on Glasgow Airport has been deported to India. He was given an 18-month sentence for withholding information about the attack, but was freed for deportation due to time served on remand.
8 May 2008 (external article)
bbc news Review of treatment of Muslim prisoners
A review has begun into the treatment of Muslim prisoners held at Whitemoor prison in Cambridgeshire after one man made allegations that he had been strip searched in front of female guards.
1 May 2008 (external article)
bbc news Judges out in terror contempt case
Three judges at the High Court in Edinburgh have begun deliberating their decision as to whether solicitor Aamer Anwar is guilty of contempt of court following comments he made after the conviction of one of his clients on terrorist offences.
1 May 2008 (external article)
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