IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Police aim to smash Bradford Asian Youth Movement

· Socialist Challenge No. 209, 20 August 1981 · p. 3 of the scan · 224 words

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ON August 300-strong picket was held in Bradford, West Yorkshire, tront of the magistrates court to protest against the arrest and detention without bail of eleven young Asians after series of police raids on the Asian community.

Among family and friends in court was Anwar Ditta to the ground by her hair.

When the picket ran man jumped on a bus and tried COLOSE The picketers surrounded bus him off The police took him into the police station where he was charged assault.

Despite witnesses the police aren't whether they will prosecute.

At a packed public meeting of 500 on August the implications of these charges were SOCIET OUT Speaker after speaker told police failure to defend the black community HOTPOOL attacks including physi cal assault and arson.

Arrest As the defendants halveden defence int volved defence black people in Britain such as the Anwar Ditta campaign, and the Asian Youth Movement their arrest must be political attack on all black people. A twelfth person asso. ciated the Black United Youth Party has since been arrested The July Action Committee has been set uo to demand that the charges be dropped and the Teleas ed.

A national demonstration is being planned.

Messages and contributions to July 11 Action Committee c/o. 2nd 7i0or Textile hall, Westgage, Bradford 1. conference Digbeth Civic Hall Birmingham

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