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North-East England
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sunderland echo
Racist attack with beer bottle leads to suspended sentence
Anthony Kaigg, who shouted racist abuse at Aziz Iden in Sunderland and then hit him round the head with a carrier bag full of bottles, has been given a suspended sentence. Iden was hospitalised and had to have a cut stapled.
11 March 2010 (external article)
sunderland echo BNP teacher fails to block a disciplinary hearing.
Adam Walker has failed again to get a disciplinary hearing at the General Teaching Council postponed. He faces action after being accused of racial and religious intolerance.
4 March 2010 (external article)
northern echo BNP activist loses his case for unfair dismissal.
Teacher Mark Walker has lost his appeal to an employment tribunal after he alleged unfair dismissal. He was originally fired for absenteeism, but believed he was a victim of a political witch hunt.
4 March 2010 (external article)
hull daily mail Two men admit racially aggravated attack in Hull city centre.
Dale Ellerby and James Rollinson have been handed curfews and ordered to complete unpaid work. Judge Jeremy Richardson claimed the city centre is in danger of becoming a 'ghetto' due to increased alcohol fuelled violence.
4 March 2010 (external article)
yorkshire post Taxi assault leads to six months' jail term
William Locke has been jailed for six months for racially aggravated assault after he attacked Leeds city centre taxi driver Khalif Hurre, punching him four or five times through the driver's open window.
10 February 2010 (external article)
shields gazette Fan banned for 3 years for racial abuse
John Davison, a Sunderland season-ticket holder, has been given a three-year banning order which stops him attending football matches after admitting to racially abusing a Black player's mother.
4 February 2010 (external article)
bradford telegraph & argus Bradford racist gang members jailed
Wayne Dickson and James Breslin, who were among a drunken gang who attacked Mohammed Safeer's van as he tried to make his 2am newspaper delivery round, have been jailed for up to a year each for racially-aggravated criminal damage.
3 February 2010 (external article)
northern echo Women face prison for arson attack on migrants
Two woman, aged 33 and 18, are facing prison after a campaign of racial harassment against their migrant neighbours in Stockton. One woman admitted racial harassment and the other admitted arson.
1 February 2010 (external article)
the star Senior BNP activist running for MP in Sheffield
Mark Collett, a senior BNP activist, who has previously expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler, is standing for parliament in Sheffield. He was featured in a 2002 Channel 4 documentary Young, Nazi and Proud claiming that 'Hitler will live forever'.
28 January 2010 (external article)
north east evening gazette Arson trial for attack on Stockton-on-Tees asylum seekers
Two women are on trial after a racist arson attack was launched on a house for asylum seekers. The police took over three hours to arrive at the burning house, which had been set on fire with the taunt 'Hope your home burns down, curry muncher'.
27 January 2010 (external article)
Related links
North East Campaign For Asylum Rights
Tyne and Wear Anti-Fascist Association*
Tyne and Wear Racial Equality Council
Racial Harassment Support Group West
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