the Church of England, strongly condemned the desecrations. Media coverage On 21 February 2006 the Press Complaints Commission censured The Voice, the leading Black newspaper in Britain, for reporting the alleged rape in terms that suggested it was unchallenged fact (the newspaper had headlined "Gang of 19 rape teen"). The rumours were picked up by two Caribbean websites Blacknet and Supertrax which each allowed their chatrooms to post reactions from around the country. Supertrax reported that Lozells was swarming with "Paki gangs" with "sumtin to prove"; whilst Blacknet, a website promoted by The British Council, printed various contributions one of which was: "I hope Asian women are getting their throats cut as we speak", followed by a response: "Narrow it down to Pakistani women and I'll agree with you". After the riot, Blacknet apologised and removed what it called "absolutely disgusting" material posted on its site. See also 1981 Handsworth riots 1985 Handsworth riots 1991 Handsworth riots Urban riots References External links BBC News article: "Fear and rumours grip Birmingham" BBC News: "'80 crimes' in night of violence" The Observer (UK) newspaper: "The new colour of British racism" Scotland on Sunday report The Independent (UK): "One dead, ten injured in 'rape' riot" "Photographs of the 1985 Handsworth riots" Darcus Howe bids farewell to Rosa Parks Politics of the Ghetto (Nick Cohen) Birmingham riots Birmingham riots Anti-Pakistan sentiment Black British history British Pakistani history Crime in Birmingham, West Midlands History of Birmingham, West Midlands Murder in England Race riots in England 2000s in Birmingham, West Midlands October 2005 events in the United Kingdom 2005 murders in the United Kingdom Riots and civil disorder in England