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swansea evening post
Baseball bat racist jailed
Peter Beynon has been jailed for eight months after admitting racially aggravated affray and possessing an offensive weapon. He abused and threatened a shop-keeper in Swansea.
5 September 2008 (external article)
bbc news Report highlights need to provide Somali youth with support
A report by the Somali Integration Society hopes to raise awareness of the needs and experiences of the local Somali community, in order to help them to integrate.
8 August 2008 (external article)
bbc news Sikh girl wins bangle battle
Welsh schoolgirl Sarika Singh, 14, has won a High Court case against her school which excluded her for wearing a Sikh bangle - kara. The court ruled that she had been indirectly discriminated against.
29 July 2008 (external article)
guardian Sikh schoolgirl banned from school for wearing bangle
The High Court is hearing the case of a 14-year-old Sikh schoolgirl, banned from school after refusing to remove her kara.
18 June 2008 (external article)
western mail New research on refugee doctors and nurses
A new study has found that refugee doctors and nurses are unable to find work in the Welsh NHS, despite staff shortages.
18 June 2008 (external article)
wales on sunday Iraqi asylum seekers arrested for making video
Two Iraqi asylum seekers, making a video of themselves in a Cardiff Park, were arrested under anti-terror laws and held for nearly two days before being released without charge.
10 June 2008 (external article)
bbc news Wales providing healthcare for failed asylum seekers
The Welsh Assembly has announced that failed asylum seekers in Wales will be able to access free healthcare unlike failed asylum seekers in England.
20 May 2008 (external article)
guardian BME police recruitment targets not met in two-thirds of forces
Police recruitment targets set following the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence will not be met in two thirds of police forces in England and Wales.
22 April 2008 (external article)
daily post BNP take two council seats unopposed in Conwy
Two BNP candidates will be elected unopposed to a North Wales town council on 1 May. A third BNP candidate, due to stand in the Kinmel Bay Ward, has said that he felt misled into standing and has announced his intention to withdraw.
10 April 2008 (external article)
wales on sunday Plaid Cymru plea on immigrant rules
Following the death of Ama Sumani, who was removed from a Cardiff hospital and deported, Plaid Cymru is seeking rules to stop migrants in Welsh hospitals from being removed while they are receiving treatment.
25 March 2008 (external article)