South-West England

South-West England

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swindon advertiser
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Trader fears racist motive behind arson attacks
Sadaq Khan, who has owned his second-hand furniture shop in Swindon for over 25 years, believes that he is being targeted by racists after his shop was deliberately set on fire for the third time in as many months.
29 June 2009 (external article)

bridport news
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Dorset teenager bottled in racist attack
17-year-old Ashley Suleyman, who was subjected to a racially motivated bottle attack in Beaminster, has spoken of the physical and emotional scars he has been left with after this and another attack when he was 11-years-old.
25 June 2009 (external article)

bbc news
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Polish woman attacked by gang of women
A 28-year-old Polish woman suffered extensive bruising after she attacked by four women in a bar in Poole. The victim was asked by her assailants where she came from.
25 June 2009 (external article)

south devon herald express
On education in the United Kingdom Terror law hits student trade
Torbay's language schools have estimated that they could lose up to £1 million a year because British embassies outside Europe are refusing student visas in an attempt to crack down on suspected terrorists entering the UK as students.
11 June 2009 (external article)

guardian
On national security in the United Kingdom Blackmailer of Muslim student faces jail
A Devon shopkeeper has been found guilty of three counts of deception and three of blackmail after convincing a Muslim student that she could be prosecuted for allegedly supporting terrorists.
9 June 2009 (external article)

yeovil express
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Gang racially assault schoolboy
A Polish boy from Yeovil was kicked to the ground and racially abused on his way to school by three men, one of whom had abused him a few days earlier.
8 May 2009 (external article)

this is somerset
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Racist attack on Asian family
Six men forced their way into the Yeovil home of an Asian family to attack them in the middle of the night. The family described the attack as a 'pure racist attack'.
1 May 2009 (external article)

north devon journal
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Councillor convicted of racial abuse resigns
Nicky Tossell, a Combe Martin parish councillor convicted of racial abuse, has resigned after weeks of debate and media attention.
28 April 2009 (external article)

plymouth herald
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Three teens attacked after torrent of racial abuse
Three teenagers were attacked after one was subjected to a torrent of racial abuse in Victoria Park, Stoke.
28 April 2009 (external article)

plymouth herald
On violence and harassment in the United Kingdom Arrest in Iraqi teen race assault case
A Plymouth man has been arrested on suspicion of racially assaulting an 18-year-old Iraqi man, who was punched in the face and left with cuts and swelling.
23 April 2009 (external article)

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