Monday, 6 August 2012


A selection of recent media reports

Asylum seeker accused of riots theft is an adult, court decides
AN ASYLUM seeker accused of stealing jewellery during last summer's riots has had his claim that he i
This is Croydon (06-Aug-2012)

Athletics - Golden trio reflect multi-cultural Britain
By John Mehaffey LONDON (Reuters) - A Somali immigrant, the daughter of a Jamaican father and an English mother and the great-grandson of an England soccer international reflected the multi-cultural face of modern Britain during their country's finest Olympic hour on Saturday.
Euronews (05-Aug-2012)

One in four Polish workers in country claiming dole
ONE in four Polish nationals living in Ireland is now receiving the dole, new statistics have revealed, following Judge Mary Devins's controversial remark about social welfare being a "Polish charity".
Independent.ie (05-Aug-2012)

Cultural Sensitivity Is no Excuse for Ignoring Violence Against Women
When Iftikhar and Farzena Ahmed were found guilty of the murder of their daughter Shafile
Huffington Post UK (04-Aug-2012)

Jail for illegal immigrant found in cannabis factory
An illegal immigrant caught living in a cannabis factory has been jailed for a year. Toan Viet Nguyen (41) cl
This is Leicestershire (04-Aug-2012)

Would a reshuffle help the Tories look smarter on immigration?
It is often said that to change direction on a policy you must change the person at the top. It is widely expected that Prime Minister David Cameron will reshuffle his Cabinet in the autumn for the first time since the Coalition took office in 2010.
Humanitarian News (04-Aug-2012)