A VICTORY has been notched up against the Home 2-year old Moroccan woman to be won attempt to deport Najet Chafee, a Vajat has been told that she can now stay in Bri ICE RACISM climax on raday me er ooptemper bars, bottles, one with a knife.
Asian youths On Monday, September, an Asian boy was so badly beaten up at playground by white youths from a different school that he had to he taken to hospital.
The Asian youths then heard that the white youths would be lying in wait for them outside the 501001 Friday, September About 15 Asian youths school children. This was effec tive and no white youths turned up- The Asian youths were afraid that the WHE VOWAS WOO DO ing in wait somewhere near to circle the vicinity to enfor the SUIC children as the police were not present, although quested by school. They were followed by children, curious to see if anything more would hap pen.
Suddenly a car drew up and 3 men got out and attacked some of the Asians while other Asians dispersed. The 3 white men had weapons and a fight developed Almost immediately a police dog van arrived and suddenly the area teeming with police, abour 40 in all turned up The because they the attackers whom they thought to be the white youths, to be stopped. But as the 8 youths were arrested appeared that their attackers were plain colnes poncemen The Asian youths were kicked punched and sub jected to racial abuse in ine police vans and in int police station, and one was splapped and punched and "fucking cheeky bastard" in the enquiry room in the presence of the other 6 youths.
One Sikh youth with a turban was particularly supiected to racial abuse All the youths were told to say that one of the older youths was responsible for THE HARASSMENT AND RACIAL ATTACKS on the Asian children at Little Ilford School reached a when 8 Asian Yauths were arrested in Dersingham Avenue, Manor One week 15 white youths armed with sticks, iron went into the school playground and threatened an 11-year old Asian boy Fights developed, and this resulted in the arrest of 3 hitting a policeman with CUTOR BREE SELESTI police car window but the Alter this the Asian youths, accompanied their solicitor, informer police of the antise The solicitor threatened to press charges against the police. Although the police sergeant requested the youths not to pursue charge and apologised the vouths rejected this All of the youths have been charged with serious offences ranging threatening behaviour to actual bodily harm. One is still in hospital recovering from his injuries.
Youth munity on Sunday, September 1982 attended host ethnic groups ang in in presence of several coun cillors, expressed anger the treatment the youths and the way in which policing in Newham is carried out, It was decid co to organs a ocicie campaign on a major level to write to the police and the Home Secretary asking for the charges to be drop. ped and the meeting also heard from a solicito: connected with the 12 case. A committee of 15 was elected by the meeting to help the Newham 8 in their defence This latest incident part of a wider scene involving continual attacks and racial black people in Newnam The community reso ved in its tion to defend the 8 youth:
arrested, and a number of activities are being plann ed to mobilise the community. A public meeting will also be called. The campaign also intends to organise a picket of the West Ham Magistrates Court (west Ham Lane, Strat ford), on 5 November at 10am and is calling for the widest possible support.
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