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Some Words Must Not Be Empty
18 April 2006
Shane M. Coughlan examines the plight of illegal immigrants in the UK.
 
Morecambe Tragedy Guilty Verdict
22 March 2006
Lin Liang Ren, a Chinese national who came to the UK as a student in 2000, was convicted today of the manslaughter of 21 cockle pickers who drowned after being trapped by rising tides in Morecambe bay in 2004.
 
Misjudged: Memoirs of a Geisha
china in London17th January 2006
Memoirs of a Geisha starring internationally renown Chinese actresses, Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Yeoh and Gong Li opened in Britain this weekend with a whirlwind of controversy and complaint following closely behind it. The decision to cast Chinese leads in a Japanese film in the west may at first seem to be a trivial matter, but for many Asian audiences has been an issue of strong contention.
 
A judiciary for all
24 November 2005
Operation Black Vote is looking for individuals from regions around the UK to participate in the 2005 Magistrate Shadowing Scheme
 
Want to become an MP?
24 November 2005
Operation Black Vote supported by The Electoral Commission and in collaboration with the main three political parties is proud to announce the third MP Shadowing Scheme.
 
Challenging anti-Chinese race hatred and violence
PUBLIC FORUM
Venue: Fieldon House Entrance, House of Lords, 13 Little College Street, London SW1P 3SH
Tuesday 21st June 2005
Time: 3pm to 5pm
 
Racism on the BBC
I am writing to complain about a recent broadcast of "Have I Got News For You" which featured William Hague as the host of the show. The programme contained repeatedly racist comments and slurs throughout.
 
A response to Chinese hooligans, Japanese rapists, American bigots.
9 June 2005
Contributor Jonathan Krause gives his response to our recent article 'Chinese hooligans, Japanese rapists, American bigots'.
 
58 Remembered
6 June 2005
As the anniversary of the 58 deaths of the Chinese immigrants in dover approaches on the 18th of June, Dimsum interviews Geoff Lear, chair of the 58 Remembered Appeal Fund who will be unveil a memorial stone near the site of the tragedy in Dover.
 
Chinese hooligans, Japanese rapists, American bigots
24 April 2005
I am outraged every time I read another op-ed from some know-it-all American commentator that the recent anti-Japanese hate riots in China were "scripted" merely to suit the Chinese government's political agenda.
 
Chinese mine explosion kills hundreds
15 February 2005
Hundreds of Chinese are killed after an enormous gas explosion at a coal mine in China yesterday.
 
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