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Campaigners call for return of Rise festival
Past performers at London's Rise festival have joined politicians, trade unions and local residents in calling for London Mayor Boris Johnson to rethink his decision to cancel Europe's largest anti-racist event.
11 June 2009 (external article)
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Kenan Malik: journey of an ex-anti-racist
Kenan Malik's latest book From Fatwa To Jihad: the Rushdie affair and its legacy distorts anti-racist history and plays into the hands of today's anti-Muslim politics.
1 June 2009 (1521 words)
guardian Government rejects time limits on control orders
The Home Office has rejected appeals for a two-year limit on control orders for terror suspects, claiming that a definite end-date would pose too many risks.
22 May 2009 (external article)
Lords refuse to hear Travellers' appeal, whilst UN pledges support
Dale Farm residents' hopes of an eleventh hour reprieve from eviction have been crushed by the House of Lords' refusal to hear their appeal - a matter of hours after a spirited meeting in parliament saw the UN pledge its support.
20 May 2009 (822 words)
Rulings in age assessment cases
In two recent cases, the courts have returned to the controversial issue of how the Home Office and local authorities assess the age of asylum seekers who claim to be children.
14 May 2009 (914 words)
Remembering Kelso Cochrane
Next weekend, a series of events will take place in west London to remember Kelso Cochrane, one of the first recorded victims of racially motivated murder in the UK.
7 May 2009 (463 words)
socialist worker Reworking racism
An interview with Liz Fekete, IRR's Director and author of 'A Suitable Enemy'.
27 April 2009 (external article)
Legal reversal on highly skilled migrants
Home Office policy restricting settlement rights for highly skilled migrants has been quashed in a recent ruling.
16 April 2009 (1178 words)
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Can community campaigns against racism survive the new funding agenda?
By Rebecca Wood
A community racial attacks monitoring unit is threatened with closure because its exclusive focus on race no longer tallies with the funding priorities of its council's 'hate crime strategy'.
2 April 2009 (2226 words)
Faith schools survey follows report criticisms
Ofsted has been ordered to carry out a survey of some faith schools, weeks after a critical, right-wing report was published on Muslim schools.
17 March 2009 (414 words)
Building for deportation
The government is creating more 'spaces' at removal centres as part of its drive to deport more asylum seekers.
12 March 2009 (561 words)
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The minister versus the judges
By Frances Webber
The recent intervention of the Home Secretary in the dealings of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) shows a worrying disregard for the rule of law.
5 March 2009 (535 words)
New teaching materials on Black history
Innovative lesson plans based on key documents from within the IRR's Black History Collection can now be downloaded from its website.
5 March 2009 (369 words)
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A Muslim feminist in France speaks out
An interview with Zahra Ali, president of Al Houda, a Muslim women's organisation.
5 March 2009 (3258 words)
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Speaking for the youth of the banlieues
An interview with Abdul Zahiri, an activist with ACJ REV in Avignon.
5 March 2009 (1243 words)
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Coroners and Justice Bill
By Frances Webber
Some provisions in this vast, unwieldy Bill threaten to undermine still further civil rights and protections, particularly for victims of state violence.
26 February 2009 (1601 words)
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New report reveals serious flaws in asylum process
A National Audit Office report confirms many long-standing complaints made by refugee and campaigning groups about unfairness in the asylum process.
12 February 2009 (725 words)
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Crusade against the undocumented
By Frances Webber
Every day, across the UK, aggressive raids are being carried out at workplaces to root out those without papers.
5 February 2009 (2951 words)
Government U-turn on 'single identity group' funding
The government has quietly announced a U-turn on a controversial proposal to withdraw funding from organisations which work for only one ethnic group and not across groups.
29 January 2009 (578 words)
Travellers awaiting court appeal speak of racism and prejudice
Traveller families living on Dale Farm in Essex are facing what they describe as an outpouring of racism and prejudice as they await a Court of Appeal decision on their threatened eviction.
8 January 2009 (493 words)
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