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BBC allowed to interview Babar Ahmed
The BBC has won a case in the High Court after it was refused permission by the Ministry of Justice to interview Babar Ahmed, who has been detained without trial for seven years. The ban was described as an 'interference with freedom of expression'.
12 January 2012 (external article)
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Twit or tweet
By Jenny Bourne
The furore about Diane Abbott's tweet reveals a wilful inability to distinguish between state racism and personal prejudice.
11 January 2012 (378 words)
guardian Police accused of racism in crackdown on urban music concerts
A recent risk assessment by the Metropolitan police has been accused of racism for unfairly targeting urban music concerts and acts.
9 January 2012 (external article)
review
An extraordinary journey by a young Afghan boy
Michael Morpurgo's story, Shadow, tells how Aman, a young boy, flees from the horror of war in Afghanistan and travels to England, in search of a new home.
1 December 2011 (473 words)
Other victims of the Oslo massacre
The fall-out from Breivik's attacks finds yet more victims.
13 October 2011 (1100 words)
bbc news Anthony Walker killer apologises for racist abuse
Paul Taylor, one of the killers of Anthony Walker has apologised to his mother, Gee Walker, for racist abuse which was posted on Taylor's Facebook page.
27 September 2011 (external article)
socialist worker Dale Farm eviction firm uses offensive language
Constant & Co, the bailiffs firm which is set to evict the Travellers at Dale Farm, apparently uses the terms 'pikeys' and 'pikey' to drive traffic to its website.
21 September 2011 (external article)
review
Caged gems
Haunting poetry written from prison by Talha Ahsan deserves to be widely read.
3 August 2011 (649 words)
the stage Equity votes to change rules on expressing racist opinions
62 per cent of members of Equity, the performers union, have voted to change the union's rules on freedom of personal and political beliefs, the vote came after the furore over ballerina Simone Clarke who was also a member of the BNP.
26 May 2011 (external article)
independent BNP local election candidates 'neo-Nazis'
Hope not Hate claims that the BNP has turned to 'a hardcore group of neo-Nazis and racists' to stand in next month's local elections, after compiling a dossier of candidates' postings on social networking sites.
19 April 2011 (external article)
enfield independent Tribute website for murder victim infiltrated by racists
A Facebook page set up in honour of a teenage boy, Negus McClean, who was brutally murdered has been attacked with racist remarks and pictures. Despite interventions by Facebook management, the attacks on the webpage continue.
18 April 2011 (external article)
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Linking racial violence to media coverage
By Jon Burnett
Negative media coverage of BME issues leads, according to ongoing research by the Institute of Race Relations, to racial attacks.
14 April 2011 (1101 words)
guardian Police investigate harassment of former Daily Star reporter
A reporter for the Daily Star newspaper, who quit in protest at the paper's anti-Muslim 'hatemongering', has reportedly received threatening emails and texts.
9 March 2011 (external article)
guardian Daily Star reporter quits over anti-Muslim 'hatemongering'
A reporter for the Daily Star newspaper has quit after claiming that the paper gave sympathetic coverage to the EDL and pursued an anti-Muslim agenda.
7 March 2011 (external article)
jewish chronicle Daily Star changes tack on EDL
The Daily Star has run several negative stories about the EDL after coming under severe criticism for running a front page story in which it appeared to support the organisation.
21 February 2011 (external article)
guardian 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' reported to Ofcom
Travellers and Gypsies have attacked the Channel 4 series 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' claiming that it is has led to the bullying of children and gives an 'unjust portrayal' of their communities.
16 February 2011 (external article)
independent Daily Star readers backing EDL?
After conducting a phone poll with its readers, the Daily Star announced that 98 per cent of respondents backed the EDL.
10 February 2011 (external article)
guardian Newspaper entrapment leads to miscarriages of justice
The criminal cases review commission has called the conviction of an Albanian man for drug offences 'unsafe'. The conviction was initially reported by the News of the World and involved a man who has previously admitted to entrapment.
1 February 2011 (external article)
review
'Short tales of the Hijab'
A forthcoming documentary that explores the lives of Muslim women who wear the hijab is a must-see film, full of surprises.
13 January 2011 (396 words)
comment
The final straw
By Jenny Bourne
Why is the former home secretary embroiling himself in a racialised crime issue?
12 January 2011 (1109 words)
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