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How violence impacts on young lives
A reader tells of day to day racism in Glasgow.
12 July 2010 (416 words)
renfrewshire gazette
Small town site of violent attacks
Two youth have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two racist attacks in the small town of Renfrewshire took place, leaving one Asian man hospitalised with serious injuries.
8 July 2010 (external article)
glasgow evening times Funeral held for family of three Russian asylum seekers
The funeral of the Russian Serykh family, who apparently took their own lives by jumping from the fifteenth floor of the Red Road flats in Glasgow, has taken place.
1 July 2010 (external article)
aberdeen press and journal Boy removed from school after racist bullying
Marianna Rietsch, 34, has claimed that racial taunts have escalated into violence. As a result, she has removed her 6-year-old son from his school.
22 June 2010 (external article)
aberdeen press and journal Man convicted of assaulting Polish prisoner
Keith Porter, 22, who was serving a sentence for the racially aggravated assault of Polish cleaner, has been convicted of the attempted murder of another Polish national, Daniel Kaizer, while in custody in Craiginches prison.
21 June 2010 (external article)
glasgow herald Plea for return of bodies
The relatives of Sergei Serykh, his wife Tatiana, and her son Stepan, who committed suicide in Red Road, Glasgow, three months ago, have said they are up against a 'bureaucratic wall' in seeking for their bodies to be returned to their homeland.
16 June 2010 (external article)
bbc news Inmate denies racially aggravated murder attempt
22-year-old Keith Porter, an inmate at Aberdeen's Craiginches Prison, has gone on trial for the attempted murder of Polish prisoner Daniel Kaizer.
11 June 2010 (external article)
scotsman Home Office appeal rejected after papers lodged a day late
A Turkish asylum seeker living in Glasgow, Birgul Guven, has won the right to stay after the Home Office was a day late in filing an appeal to the court.
1 June 2010 (external article)
bbc news Child detention at Dungavel comes to an end
The immigration minister, Damien Green MP, has announced the end of child detention in Dungavel removal centre, prompting concerns from refugee groups that asylum-seeking families will simply be moved to removal centres in England.
19 May 2010 (external article)
paisley daily express Islamic centre attacked with eggs
The Dar-Ul-Quran Islamic Centre in Paisley was attacked last Friday by a group who hurled eggs at the building and shouted abuse at the worshippers inside.
13 May 2010 (external article)
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Miscarriages of Justice Organisation Scotland
Central Scotland Racial Equality Council
West of Scotland Racial Equality Council
Scottish Development Education Centre*
Scottish Asian Action Committee
Black Community Development Project*
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