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Hospital racist given jail term
An assault victim who said he did not want to be treated by a Black doctor at Stirling Royal Infirmary has been jailed for three and a half months after he admitted a racially aggravated breach of the peace.
19 November 2008 (external article)
press and journal Police report rise in racist abuse towards immigrants
The economic downturn is being blamed for a rise in racist abuse directed at eastern Europeans living in the Highlands.
18 November 2008 (external article)
bbc news Services could be improved for BME communities
The Accounts Commission in Scotland has found that race equality legislation introduced in 2002 has had little impact on the delivery of council services to BME communities.
13 November 2008 (external article)
bbc news Business man offers reward for information about murder
A business man is offering a reward of £100,000 for information about the 'real killer' of Bangladeshi waiter Shamsuddin Mahmood in Orkney in 1994, despite someone having been convicted of the murder after a 6-week trial.
6 November 2008 (external article)
glasgow evening times Hunt for gang of youths after attack on schoolboy
Police are hunting a gang of twenty youths who attacked a 16-year-old Asian schoolboy with wooden batons outside Glasgow's Bellahouston Academy. The attack was apparently racially motivated and was followed by another attack on other Asian pupils.
5 November 2008 (external article)
glasgow evening times Hunt for gang of youths after attack on schoolboy
Police are hunting a gang of twenty youths who attacked a 16-year-old Asian schoolboy with wooden batons outside Glasgow's Bellahouston Academy. The attack was apparently racially motivated and was followed by another attack on other Asian pupils.
5 November 2008 (external article)
scotsman New scheme as alternative to detention of asylum children
A new scheme, whereby children would be housed in former council houses prior to removal, has been announced by the Scottish government as an alternative to the detention of children at Dungavel removal centre.
23 October 2008 (external article)
independent Soldier jailed for racist murder
A Black Watch soldier, who shot Bangladeshi waiter Shamsuddin Mahmood at a restaurant in Orkney, has been sentenced to twenty-five years for murder.
17 October 2008 (external article)
bbc news Protest over harassment of Muslim travellers
60 people held a protest at the HQ of Strathclyde police over the alleged harassment of Muslim people at Glasgow airport.
16 October 2008 (external article)
evening times Community urges investigation into migrant exploitation
The residents of Govanhill have called for a government inquiry into the exploitation of migrants by local gangmasters, as concerns have arisen about workers' living conditions.
26 September 2008 (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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