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On extreme-right politics in the United Kingdom EDL demonstration costs almost £200,000 in Stoke-on-Trent
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the English Defence League rally last month has so far cost Staffordshire police £196,631.
18 February 2010 (external article)

bbc news
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Three men found not guilty over Birmingham riots death
Waqar Ahmed, Azhil Khan and Afzal Khan were originally jailed for life for the killing of Isaiah Young-Sam in 2005. But after a retrial they were found not guilty on all charges.
18 February 2010 (external article)

peterborough evening telegraph
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Community in fear after vicious racist attack
Two Asian men suffered serious injuries after a vicious gang attack by up to seven young men in a park in Dogsthorpe. One man suffered a broke leg and both were beaten with sticks and bricks.
15 February 2010 (external article)

bbc news
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Two men fined over English Defence League rally
Anthony Cook and a 17-year-old have been fined for racially-aggravated public order offences committed at a EDL rally in Stoke-on-Trent. A further four men have also been charged.
11 February 2010 (external article)

stoke sentinel
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Students shocked by racist graffiti at Staffordshire University
A police investigation has started after the university campus was daubed with swastikas and racist slogans. Students have complained of other racist incidents and would not recommend Stoke-on-Trent as a suitable destination for study.
11 February 2010 (external article)

leicester mercury
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom 'Kill him' racist attacker jailed
Loughborough man Kyle James has been jailed for 32 months for racially aggravated ABH after he kicked, beat and tried to set his dog on a 'vulnerable' Asian man, whilst shouting 'you're not supposed to live in this country' and 'kill him, kill him'.
9 February 2010 (external article)

bbc news
On extreme-right politics in the United Kingdom Stoke council pays £10,000 cost of EDL demo
Stoke council has announced a bill of £10,000 as a result of managing roads following an EDL demonstration in the town. Police costs are expected to be much higher. Three people have been charged with racially aggravated offences.
5 February 2010 (external article)

bbc news
On policing and criminal justice system in the United Kingdom CPS considers death in police custody of Reece Staples
The CPS is examining a file of evidence to see if there is enough evidence to bring charges against five Nottingham police officers involved in the death of Black teenager Reece Staples in June 2009.
1 February 2010 (external article)

lincolnshire echo
On asylum seekers and refugees in the United Kingdom Prison 'to become asylum centre'
Speculation is growing that HMP Morton Hall near Lincoln could be turned into an immigration detention centre for asylum seekers and foreign nationals.
27 January 2010 (external article)

birmingham mail
On extreme-right politics in the United Kingdom AWOL soldier admits being in BNP
Anthony Phipps, a soldier from Birmingham who is on the run, has admitted that he is a BNP member but denied that he is a 'racist or a Nazi', after pictures of his 'Nazi tattoo' and of him allegedly making Sieg Heil-style salutes were made public.
27 January 2010 (external article)

bbc news
On extreme-right politics in the United Kingdom Race charges follow English Defence League rally
Seventeen people were arrested and three charged with racially or religiously aggravated disorder offences after an English Defence League rally in which 1,500 supporters descended on Stoke on the weekend.
25 January 2010 (external article)

nottingham evening post
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Nottingham dad-of-three subjected to racist gang beating
Sui Chung was hospitalised for two nights after he was attacked by six youths outside his takeaway. He has spoken of repeated racist attacks over the years by groups of up to thirty youths. His family have complained of poor policing.
21 January 2010 (external article)

staffordshire sentinel
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Taxi driver feared for his life during gang race attack
Stoke-on-Trent taxi driver Mohammed Sajed has spoken of how he thought he would be killed when five men, who had asked to be taken to a local army barracks, launched an unprovoked attack on him, racially abusing and punching him in the head.
19 January 2010 (external article)

evesham journal
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Worcestershire trio jailed for 'vile' racist attack
Thomas Crump, Daniel Moran and Carl Marchant have been jailed for between nine and twenty-one months for their part in a 'vile' attack on two men who were beaten up after they were overheard speaking Kurdish.
19 January 2010 (external article)

nottingham evening post
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Prison for cabbie attack caught on CCTV
Ashley Marlow 34, has been jailed for eight months after admitting racially aggravated common assault on an Iranian taxi driver in Sneiton, Nottingham. The attack was caught on CCTV in the cab.
15 January 2010 (external article)

leicester mercury
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Muslim veil attack man fined
Stephen Ard, who tore a veil from the head of Rehana Sidat in Leicester, has been fined £1,000, given a suspended prison sentence and community service after he pleaded guilty to racially-aggravated common assault.
16 December 2009 (external article)

hereford times
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Community sentences for men involved in racist attack
Two young men who were involved in an attack on two waiters and a taxi driver in a Hereford restaurant have received non-custodial sentences but ordered to pay costs.
11 December 2009 (external article)

tewkesbury admag
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Guilty verdict after attack on men for speaking Kurdish
Carl Marchant, 36, Thomas Crump, 21, and Daniel Moran, 21, from Worcestershire have been found guilty of two counts of racially aggravated assault on Rebaz Kadir and Jasim Ali, who were beaten up after they were overhead speaking Kurdish.
10 December 2009 (external article)

burton mail
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Teen jailed for racist attack on migrant workers
Teenager Daniel Plant has been jailed for six months after throwing a cigarette at a group of Polish people before launching into a racist rant and smashing the window of Wlodrimierz Ziarek's Burton-on-Trent home.
8 December 2009 (external article)

guardian
On extreme-right politics in the United Kingdom English Defence League clash with police
Violent clashes erupted in Nottingham city centre at the weekend between police and a 500-strong English Defence League march. A number of protestors were arrested.
8 December 2009 (external article)

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