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Campaigners for an academic boycott of Israel analyse Europe's complicity
In the latest issue of the IRR's journal Race & Class, Hilary Rose and Steven Rose ask why and how a small Middle Eastern country has successfully positioned itself as 'European', even though it is in breach of Europe's humanitarian conventions and condemned by many UN resolutions.
3 July 2008 (264 words)
Teachers - we need your help!
Do you teach citizenship, history or PSHE at key stages 3 or 4?
26 June 2008 (166 words)
London unions sever all links with Rise Festival
A number of London unions have severed all links with the London Mayor's Rise Festival.
26 June 2008 (376 words)
Hunger strike - 'till death or deportation'
The organisation Cageprisoners is calling for urgent action for a stateless Palestinian refugee, Mahmoud Abu Rideh, who is in a critical condition in a London hospital after being on hunger strike for over thirty days.
19 June 2008 (573 words)
Action on the EU Return Directive
Asylum campaigners are urging action as the European Parliament prepares to vote, on 18 June 2008, on the 'Return Directive'.
12 June 2008 (178 words)
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Forthcoming events
Black History Collection lunchtime seminar
Come and find out what's been happening to the Institute's Black History Collection from the people who have been working on it.
8 July 2008 (145 words)
Remember our history - celebrate our diversity
The Race Equality Partnership of Kensington and Chelsea is holding its quarterly meeting which marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1958 Notting Hill race riots.
10 July 2008 (84 words)
Launch of 'Am I safe yet?'
Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) are holding an event to launch Am I safe yet?, a book of stories of women seeking asylum in Britain.
11 July 2008 (91 words)
News from other sources
bbc news
Nazi memorabilia auction faces criticism
A war veteran has branded the auction of Nazi badges in Lincoln as 'disgraceful' as he says it degrades the lives of soldiers in his regiment.
4 July 2008
guardian
Travellers claim discrimination at Windsor show
Members of the Gypsy community are outraged after being refused entry to the Royal Windsor Horse Show. They are now planning a formal complaint.
4 July 2008
bbc news
Former defence chief denounces treatment of Iraqi man
A government resettlement scheme has been criticised by a former defence chief for failing to provide decent living conditions for British-employed Iraqis in the UK.
4 July 2008
independent
Terror suspect released
A government mistake has provided personal information about a freed Algerian terrorist suspect to journalists, in spite of a court order banning its publication. He has been freed under very strict bail conditions.
4 July 2008
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
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
bbc news
Row over 42-day detention vote
A row has broken out over the parliamentary vote on the detention of terror suspects for 42-days. Keith Vaz MP, is alleged to have received a letter suggesting he would be 'appropriately rewarded' for his support.
3 July 2008
independent
18,000 females trafficked into the UK
Following a crackdown across the the country, police have revealed that up to 18,000 females, women and children have been trafficked into the UK's sex trade.
3 July 2008
guardian
Pressure to release Zimbabwean asylum seekers
The government has been pressurised to release detained Zimbabwean asylum seekers following a High Court ruling involving a test case on the deportation of a doctor which has yet to be heard.
3 July 2008
carlisle news & star
Prison for attack on Polish man
Two men have been jailed for 90 and 120 days after being found guilty of assaulting a Polish man in a Carlisle pub. The victim who suffered a broken nose now wishes to return to Poland.
3 July 2008
