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Bradford 12

Event 11 July 1981 ‐ 16 June 1982

Twelve South Asian youths who faced a six-week trial and potential life imprisonment after being charged with the possession of thirty-eight petrol bombs in 1981

Sri Lankan Civil War

Event 23 July 1983 ‐ 19 May 2009

Intermittent civil war between 1983 and 2009, as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam violently rebelled against the Sinhalese-dominated Sri Lankan government to create an independent Tamil state

Miners’ Strike

Event 6 March 1984 ‐ 3 March 1985

Resistance to the closure of collieries across the UK in 1984–5, supported by activist groups such as the Asian Youth Movement (AYM) and Indian Workers’ Association (IWA)

Operation Blue Star

Event 3 June 1984 ‐ 10 June 1984

Deadly Indian military operation at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, and forty-one other gurdwaras in the Punjab, to expel leading members of the Khalistan (Sikh separatist) movement

Smash the Backlash Demonstration

Event 2 May 1987

The first march of its kind in Britain to protest homophobia and racism

The Satanic Verses Affair

Event September 1988

The publication of Salman Rushdie's 1988 novel The Satanic Verses sparked global protests, prompting Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini to issue a 'fatwa' calling on Muslims to kill the author

Gate Gourmet Industrial Dispute

Event 10 August 2005 ‐ 25 August 2005

Industrial dispute arising from changes in working conditions and practices as part of company restructuring

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