The anti-racist movement lost its most stalwart cartoonist when Tony Hall died in February 2008. Now a collection of his cartoons has been published with all the proceeds going to his widow, Libby. Tony was a committed anti-racist and he actually quit a well paid job on a tabloid newspaper because he refused to produce
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Refugee Week 2010
Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities. Every year, hundreds of events are organised aiming to counter fear, ignorance and negative stereotypes, exploring the contributions that refugees give to the UK and the reasons
Support for families of those that have died in custody
An event will be held this weekend in Leicester for families and friends of those who have died in custody. IRR News spoke to Saqib Deshmukh, one of the organisers, who told us that the event will provide an opportunity for families and friends of those who have died in (police, prison or psychiatric) custody
Reflections on the media, immigration and the election
A member of South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group discusses the way that politicians and sections of the media have distorted issues around asylum and immigration. As we start to analyse the results of the 2010 election, we may be witnessing a reversal in the fortunes of the far-Right BNP in England. Its leader
Dialogue with young people in and leaving care
The Care Leavers’ Association is holding a ground-breaking conference for young people from BME backgrounds about the care system and the issues facing young people in and leaving care. Beginning with the question, ‘How does the care system need to change so that young people get the childhood chances they deserve?’ the Care Leavers’ Association
Home Office rides roughshod over international students
New rules seriously affecting international students and language colleges have been pushed through parliament in defiance of proper procedures. In April 2010, new restrictions on international students and their families were brought into force. Under the new rules, non-degree students’ permitted working hours are halved, from twenty per week to ten, and their dependants, are
Creating a support network for young refugees
An interview with Mohammed Jouni, a 24-year-old refugee from Lebanon who lives in Germany and is active in the Berlin branch of Youth without Borders (JoG, Jugendliche ohne Grenzen). Liz Fekete: Could you tell us when and why JoG was formed? Mohammed Jouni: It all really goes back to 2002, when an initiative for the
AI condemns assurances on torture
A new report from Amnesty International explains why diplomatic assurances against torture are worthless. When, in December 2001, parliament approved the indefinite detention of ‘suspected international terrorists’ in the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act, it was persuaded by the then home secretary’s argument that the men could not be deported since the regimes from which
Background to the French commission on the burqa and niqab
As Belgium and France move to ban the burqa, the IRR European Race Audit (ERA) publishes today a briefing paper on ‘The background to the French parliamentary commission on the burqa and niqab’. It examines how André Gerin, the Communist Party mayor of Vénissieux, ignited the debate on the voile intégral in a country where,
Racial violence – the buried issue
Research from the Institute of Race Relations reveals that, on average, five people per year are being killed in racial attacks in the UK since the death of Stephen Lawrence. The Institute of Race Relations, the only research body in the UK to monitor racial violence, has found that a total of eighty-nine people have