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bbc news
On employment in the United Kingdom Racially abused Croat given £50k
A Croatian man who was racially abused at his workplace in Northern Ireland has been awarded £53,596 by an industrial tribunal. The tribunal ruled the company had ignored the harassment he suffered.
11 March 2010 (external article)

londonderry sentinel
On extreme-right politics in the United Kingdom Indian couple's home attacked by National Front
An Indian couple living in the Waterside area of Derry have been targeted in a late night racist attack. 'NF' and 'Out' was daubed on their front door, black paint poured over their car and three of its tyres slashed.
18 February 2010 (external article)

belfast telegraph
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Racist Roma Facebook site shut down
A racist Facebook page, set up against Roma flower sellers in Northern Ireland, with 16,000 members and racist comments, has been shut down.
17 February 2010 (external article)

bbc news
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Man punched after racial abuse
Djamel Djaouti, one of a group of French students in Derry, was confronted by teenagers who racially abused and punched him in the mouth.
4 February 2010 (external article)

utv
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Belfast family 'terrified' after racist attacks
An Indian family living in north Belfast have said that they want to leave their home after being targeted in racist attacks every weekend since they moved in five years ago.
18 December 2009 (external article)

londonderry sentinel
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Italian man may leave Northern Ireland after racist attack
Flavio Marchesi, an Italian man living in Londonderry who was left with a sprained wrist and injured back after a racist attack, has spoken of the racism he has experienced living in Northern Ireland over the last six years.
17 December 2009 (external article)

coleraine times
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Taxi driver says police guilty of racism and victimisation
Ricardo Alavijeh, an Iranian-born taxi driver living in Northern Ireland, who last week had his conviction for speeding thrown out of court, says that he endured a campaign of harassment, including racial abuse, and victimisation by the police.
16 December 2009 (external article)

belfast newsletter
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Six-year-old escapes racist arson attack
A mother, her six-year-old daughter and a friend have escaped injury after a racist arson attack on their home in Omagh. A bottle filled with flammable liquid was thrown into the back garden.
12 November 2009 (external article)

bbc news
On employment in the United Kingdom Tribunal upholds race complaint
A Malaysian man's complaint that he was unfairly dismissed from his job as a market analyst because of his race has been upheld by an industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland. Terence Lesslar was awarded £36,000 in damages and loss of income.
22 October 2009 (external article)

bbc news
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Indian families to leave NI after attacks
Some Indian families living in an estate in Portadown, County Armagh, have said they want to leave the area after a series of racist attacks on their homes.
8 September 2009 (external article)

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Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities*

Western Northern Ireland Law Centre*

Equality Commission - Northern Ireland*

Northern Ireland Association of Citizans Advice Bureaux*

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission*

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