chartered accountant, Halifax Building Society in High Street, Northeast Ham. A moment later he lay dead, killed by a single stab wound to the heart. skinheads have been charged with his murder.
The reaction in the Asian community was immediate. By early evening over hundred gathered at the scene of the murder shouting Death to fascism' and 'Kill, kill, kill the skins'. They marched on Forest Gate police station, where the skinheads were being held.
The youth called for a demonstration on Saturday and marched back to East Ham declaring Self-defence is the only way'.
On Friday over TARAN were distributed black people and anti-racists to join the march.
That evening the black formed the Newham ment to demand: 'Don't organise', 'Here to stay here to fight', 'Self-defence is no offence" and SUS must go'.
On Saturday at 2.30pm 1,500 people set out from Plashet Park led by the new movement.
Anger The mood was very militant, with the black youth and Asian community in tron or we march, ronowed Dy Ford workers, local trades unionists, Labour MPs Ron Leighton and Nigel Spearing, the local NUT, and antiracist organisations.
At the top of the High Street racist abusé was shouted at the march from the upper windows of a house. youth responded to the police indifference by attempting to enter the house to stop the racists. The police stepped in and made four arrests.
It was at this point that the anger of the black youth came to fore.
The march halted at Forest Gate police station. It was going no further until the four people arrested were released.
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Outside the anger mounted, the road remained closed, more arrests were made.
After nearly two hours the police gave an undertaking to release those The march moved off on its way to West Ham police station where the murder inquiry was now centered. Suddenly the way was barred by a cor. don of police and more arrests were The march broke out of the cordon to return to East Ham, picking up more people on route. It was now over two thousand strong.
Five people had now been releas ed, but 29 arrests had been made and no more were being released.
It was now 6.10pm and the march gat down at the crossroads in Easi Ham to protest at the arrests and the non-release of their black and white brothers and sisters. After 15 minutes the march made its way back to the murder, more it sat in silence and then listened as prayers were said.
For the Newham Youth Move ment, the campaign has only just begun.
In the words of Mr Kadri: 'The police said "Have a go. Catch your assailants". We must have a go and organise our own defence.
«The mosques and temples must provide the money to do so. All black people must become involved against racist attacks wherever thy happen.' much larger protest planned for August 2nd.
The killing of Ahktar Ali Baig is the latest racist murder in follows that of Gurdip Singh Chag gar Whitechapel, Michael Ferreira.
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being Britain. It all anti-racists. 323/9 Upper Street, London N1. Printed by East End Offset Ltd(TU), London E2., in Southall, Altab Ali in and Ishaq Ali and They are just some of the victims of the racism in British society, which is backed up by the immigration laws by Labour •Tory practical effects of these racist laws and the prevailing ideas about white superiority can be seen in the activities of the skinheads who are being held for the latest murder.
allegedly excluded from school East Ham for . All Asian pupil and black and Jewish They had openly shown their su ort for the National Front and tl British Movement.
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