Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Africa has been tainted not only by attacks and protest on his first stop in Burkina Faso. The president of the African nation apparently wasn’t so much into French humor either, leaving the room during Macron’s speech at a local university. Meeting with the students of the University of Ouagadougou in …
Turks save German mayor from xenophobic attack
A Turkish father and son running a kebab restaurant in Germany’s Altena saved the town’s mayor from certain death on Monday evening, during what appeared to be a xenophobic attack. Andreas Hollstein was stabbed in the neck by the assailant identified as Werner S. while he was in the restaurant run by Abdullah and his …
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Trump makes ‘Pocahontas’ joke at ceremony honoring Navajo veterans
Donald Trump made a racial joke about Native Americans on Monday during a White House ceremony honoring Navajo veterans of the second world war. Addressing Native American veterans, Trump repeated a favorite taunt about Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren, a political opponent who he refers to derisively as “Pocahontas”. “You were here long before any of …
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Polish hostel bans entry to all ‘Jews, communists and traitors’
A hostel in southwestern Poland has stirred controversy and drawn condemnation after social media users called attention to a huge banner, reportedly hanging outside the establishment for several months, which bars entry to all “Jews, communists, thieves and traitors.” Earlier this week, users on Twitter and Google Maps spotted the banner on the Dom Polski …
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Wilders to press discrimination charges against PM Rutte
PVV leader Geert Wilders announced that he is pressing discrimination charges against Prime Minister Mark Rutte. According to Wilders, Rutte and his government are significantly discriminating against “ordinary Dutch”, he said to broadcaster NOS. “For example, asylum seekers receive a lot for free, free health insurance and no deductible… but Dutch have to pay that. …
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‘Chinese nigger’: Racist man assaults Asian passenger on San Francisco
An Asian man has been assaulted by a racist passenger on a San Francisco BART train. Nextshark reports that an incident involving a drunk passenger verbally and physically assaulting an Asian man on a San Francisco BART train occurred on 13 November. A clip of the incident was shared on Reddit and Youtube by user …
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German war reparations ‘matter of honor’ for Poland
Demanding reparations from Germany for its actions in Poland during World War Two is a matter of honor for Warsaw, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Polish ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, said on Saturday. The issue of reparations, revived by Poland’s eurosceptic PiS after decades of improving relations with Germany, could escalate tensions between …
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Declaring ‘White Europe’ and ‘We Want God,’ 60,000 join far-right march on Poland’s Independence Day
Tens of thousands of nationalist demonstrators marched through Warsaw at the weekend to mark Poland’s independence day, throwing red-smoke bombs and carrying banners with slogans such as “white Europe of brotherly nations”. Police estimated 60,000 people took part in Saturday’s event, in what experts say was one of the biggest gathering of far-right activists in …
Twitter says its system is ‘broken’ after far-right organiser wins blue tick
Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of Twitter, has said its blue tick verification process is “broken” after it verified the organiser of a far-right rally. The social media company was criticised after Jason Kessler, who organised the Unite the Right rally that sparked violence in the US town of Charlottesville in August, tweeted on Wednesday …
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Geert Wilders says he doesn’t want Turks or Swedes in Dutch Parliament
Far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders has pushed for ethnic qualifications to decide who is able to become a Dutch lawmaker. “This is the Netherlands’ parliament, you have to be Dutch here. I don’t want a Turk, a Moroccan, or a Swede in parliament. Don’t I have a right to say that? This is my country,” …
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