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Protestors against Gypsy site to be evicted
Meriden councillors have voted to evict members of Residents Against Inappropriate Development, a group of local people who set up their own camp in protest at a Gypsy site.
2 February 2012 (external article)
leicester mercury Man injured in racist attack
A 27-year-old man from Africa has been left with facial injuries after being approached by two men that racially abused and assaulted him in Beaumont Leys, Leicester.
1 February 2012 (external article)
derby telegraph EDL supporter jailed for taxi driver attack
Lee Preston, 22, has been jailed for 18 months attacking taxi driver Mohammed Rashid in Derby. Preston chanted 'EDL' throughout the attack.
30 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news EDL supporter jailed for taxi driver attack
Lee Preston, 22, has been jailed for 18 months attacking taxi driver Mohammed Rashid in Derby. Preston chanted 'EDL' throughout the attack.
30 January 2012 (external article)
northampton chronicle and echo Second arson attack on Polish shop in six weeks
Police in Northampton are investigating a racial motive in the second arson attack on a Polish store in six weeks, linking the incident to a previous attack.
17 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news Meriden Gypsy site protest camp given deadline
Solihull Council has given Residents Against Inappropriate Development (RAID) until 16 January to obey an order to disband the camp in Meriden. RAID was established to protest against a gypsy site in the area.
16 January 2012 (external article)
mirror Former Clash roadie wins case after attack by police
Former Clash roadie Don Lorenzo, 58, has been awarded £67,000 in damages after suffering racial and physical abuse by up to19 Birmingham police officers in 2007.
16 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news Man injured after a racially motivated attack
A man has been injured after he and his wife were pelted with bricks in front of their children in Tipton in what police say was an unprovoked racially-motivated attack.
11 January 2012 (external article)
northampton chronicle Police officer still has job after racist texts
A police officer still has his job after being found guilty of gross misconduct for sending racist text messages, despite claims from Northamptonshire police force that he had been disciplined.
3 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news Meriden protest camp could be removed
Protesters who have created a camp opposing Travellers in Meriden face possible removal, depending on whether the local council decides to pursue enforcement action.
21 December 2011 (external article)
leicester mercury Police officer investigated for Facebook abuse
A police officer in Leicestershire is being investigated for posting racist abuse on his Facebook page. In one post, he refers to 'foreigners' as 'scum'.
21 December 2011 (external article)
birmingham mail Arrests over Birmingham Central Mosque bomb threat
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two separate online bomb threats against Birmingham Central Mosque.
13 December 2011 (external article)
bbc news Stoke arsonists jailed
Two men, one a former soldier and an ex-member of both the BNP and the EDL, who tried to blow up a mosque in Stoke last year have each been sentenced to ten years in prison.
12 December 2011 (external article)
bbc news Ex-soldier on trial for arson attack on Stoke mosque
Simon Beech, an ex-soldier, is on trial with Garreth Foster for setting fire to a mosque in December 2010. It has also emerged that Beech 'liked' Islamophobic messages on Facebook calling for attacks on Muslims.
6 December 2011 (external article)
shropshire star Muslim woman has head-scarf pulled off
A Muslim woman was spat at and abused by a gang of six teenagers in Telford who pulled off her head-scarf. Police have described the suspects as being white, aged 15 to 17.
5 December 2011 (external article)
lincolnshire echo RAF man abuses Lincoln takeaway owner ctions
Richard Gregory, 27, has been fined £150 for racially aggravated threatening behaviour after hurling racist abuse at a takeaway owner in Lincoln, as he celebrated joining the RAF.
28 November 2011 (external article)
staffordshire mercury Two constables investigated over brawl that ended in death
Two Staffordshire police officers are subject to an IPCC investigation that has been launched to determine if race or religion influenced their handling of a brawl involving Israr Ellahi who later.
23 November 2011 (external article)
leicester mercury Mum punched on bus in Leicester
A mother was racially abused and punched in the face in front of her children, resulting in minor injuries on 21 October. Police are investigating two suspects, one male, and one female.
21 November 2011 (external article)
tewkesbury admag Woman loses appeal against racist attack conviction
Danielle Louise Cawsley has lost an appeal against a 23 month jail sentence after a racist attack in Birmingham. Cawley and her friend, Daryl Tustin, kicked an Afghani man, who was on crutches, and beat him while he lay on the ground.
17 November 2011 (external article)
leicester mercury Leicester taxi driver assaulted by a passenger
A taxi driver was punched with a knuckleduster, kicked, spat on and subjected to racist abuse by a passenger who refused to pay the taxi fare.
16 November 2011 (external article)
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