Acquittal of Newham Eight

Title

Acquittal of Newham Eight

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

23 Dec 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:28

Description

Report on the racial tension in the London borough of Newham following the trial of the Newham Eight. Speaking are: lawyer Sigbat Khadri; secretary of the Newham Eight Defence Campaign, Umlat Desai(?); 15- year-old schoolgirl Nasrim Siddiqui(?). Male reporter not identified (poss. Tim Crook).

Contributors

Tim Crook?; Umlat Desai(?); Nasrim Siddiqui(?); Sigbat Khadri

Keywords

Human rights; London; Ethnic conflicts; Violence; Racial discrimination; Trials; Racially motivated crime; Newham; Racial prejudice

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