Bangladeshi protests turn violent

Title

Bangladeshi protests turn violent

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Special

TX Date

15 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:34

Description

Julie Benson reports from the scene on violent clashes between the Police and more than a thousand Bangladeshi demonstrators in Bethnal Green, East London. Includes interview with Mufti Ahmed, spokesman for the Bangladeshi Welfare Association, on communities needing to protect themselves; vox pops with demonstrators on the racial tensions and incidents with police; actuality of violence breaking out between police and demonstrators. For AM programme.

Contributors

Julie Benson; Mufti Ahmed

Keywords

London; Interethnic relations; Police; Violence; Demonstrations; Ethnic groups; Bethnal Green; AM (radio programme); Bangladeshis

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