For those of you who have been following the case of Satpal Ram (or even
campaigning for his release), New Musical Express (NME) reported this week
that the bands Asian Dub Foundation and Primal Scream, together with
comedian Mark Thomas and author Irvine Welsh, chained themsleves ot the
Home Office doors on Tuesday after Jack Straw refused to meet them to
discuss the case.
Satpal Ram was jailed over 10 years ago for murder, after he had caused the
death of one of group of racists who had attacked him in a restaurant. He
has always denied murder and claimed self-defence. He has been brutally
treated in prison, spent long periods in solitary confinement, sometimes
naked, and has been moved 59 times during his sentence which has already
outlasted its tarrif. He has been a consistent campaigner for the rights of
ethnic minority prisoners while inside, particularly at his last prison,
Frankland in County Durham.
You can find out more at:
http://www.ncadc.demon.co.uk/satpal.html
http://www.asiandubfoundation.com/satpal/
Oh and for those of you in London or who can get there, there is a benefit
gig at the Scala on 22nd November by ADF and Primal Scream, £8, call: 0171
771 2000
FREE SATPAL RAM!
David.
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David Wood
PhD Research Student ('Intelligence Sites in Rural North Yorkshire')
Centre for Rural Economy
Department of Agricultural Economics and Food Marketing
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
0191 222 5305
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