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| British National Party (BNP) activists are due to rally in Stoke-on-Trent to protest over the conviction of an Asian man who killed a party member. | British National Party (BNP) activists are due to rally in Stoke-on-Trent to protest over the conviction of an Asian man who killed a party member. |
| Habib Khan was jailed for eight years last month after he was found guilty of the manslaughter of Keith Brown. | Habib Khan was jailed for eight years last month after he was found guilty of the manslaughter of Keith Brown. |
| The BNP believe Khan should have been convicted of murder. | The BNP believe Khan should have been convicted of murder. |
| Alternative events being run by a group called Love Music Hate Racism will be taking place at the same time elsewhere in the city. | |
| A BNP spokesman said "hundreds" of supporters were expected to join the rally in the city later. | A BNP spokesman said "hundreds" of supporters were expected to join the rally in the city later. |
| In my opinion and the opinion of most people here, despite the BNP's success, the incident in which Habib Khan killed Keith Brown was an isolated racist incident Prof Mick TempleStaffordshire University | In my opinion and the opinion of most people here, despite the BNP's success, the incident in which Habib Khan killed Keith Brown was an isolated racist incident Prof Mick TempleStaffordshire University |
| Khan, 50, was convicted in May of the manslaughter of 52-year-old Mr Brown, who he stabbed with a kitchen knife in July 2007. | Khan, 50, was convicted in May of the manslaughter of 52-year-old Mr Brown, who he stabbed with a kitchen knife in July 2007. |
| Stafford Crown Court heard at the time how the two men had been involved in a long-running dispute over land. | Stafford Crown Court heard at the time how the two men had been involved in a long-running dispute over land. |
| The BNP has nine seats on Stoke-on-Trent City Council. | The BNP has nine seats on Stoke-on-Trent City Council. |
| Mick Temple, professor of journalism and politics at Staffordshire University, said the rally would give the area a bad name. | Mick Temple, professor of journalism and politics at Staffordshire University, said the rally would give the area a bad name. |
| He said: "As you know in the north, Oldham and Burnley for example, there have been a number of violent demonstrations and conflicts over the last decade - that has not been the case in Stoke on Trent. | He said: "As you know in the north, Oldham and Burnley for example, there have been a number of violent demonstrations and conflicts over the last decade - that has not been the case in Stoke on Trent. |
| "In my opinion and the opinion of most people here, despite the BNP's success, the incident in which Habib Khan killed Keith Brown was an isolated racist incident, we have not seen this tension." | "In my opinion and the opinion of most people here, despite the BNP's success, the incident in which Habib Khan killed Keith Brown was an isolated racist incident, we have not seen this tension." |