Former right-wing candidate shoots 6 African migrants in Italy

A right-wing Italian gunman shot and wounded six African immigrants in a two-hour drive-by shooting spree Saturday, terrorizing a small Italian city where a Nigerian man was arrested days earlier in the gruesome killing of a teenager, police said. The shooting suspect was identified as Luca Traini, a 28-year-old Italian with no previous record. Traini …

Russian airline sent American passengers back to India ‘because of their skin colour’

A Russian airline forced five Asian-American passengers to fly to Delhi instead of New York because of their skin colour, according to a racial discrimination complaint. Aeroflot staff warned the US citizens, all of south Asian descent, they would be “deported” to India if they refused to board the flight. The Americans were travelling from Delhi to the US on 7 …

Israeli mayor forced to cancel annual speech in Poland over country’s new Holocaust law

An Israeli mayor pulled out of a speech to students visiting Poland after he was told to omit passages that could contravene the country’s new law on Holocaust responsibility.   Eli Dukorsky, the mayor of Kiryat Bialik in northern Israel, said he had planned to mention the Jews who were murdered by Poles during the Holocaust in his speech, a joint appearance with the local Polish mayor.  But he cancelled after being told by officials that his speech …

Stockholm mosque defaced with racist words

A mosque in Stockholm was vandalized with racist words and symbols. In a statement, the mosque management said a big swastika symbol was spray painted at the mosque’s door. The management strongly condemned the incident, saying the mosque had been facing such racist attacks for years. “Our mosque members and our community are extremely disturbed …

Israeli sentenced to public service for throwing rocks and injuring Palestinian

The attackers tried to take hold of the donkey he was riding and when he objected, they threw a stone at him. A 20-year-old Jewish man was sentenced to 400 hours of community service and a 7,500 shekel ($2,200) fine for attacking a Palestinian worker and injuring him. He will also be on probation for eight months. The State …

Israeli chief rabbi: Black people are ‘monkeys’

One of Israel’s chief rabbis called black people “monkeys” during his weekly sermon. Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s comments were denounced as ”racially charged” and “utterly unacceptable” by the Anti-Defamation League, a New York City-based organisation devoted to battling anti-Semitism and racism. During his weekly sermon, the rabbi used a derogatory Hebrew term for a black person, before going on to …

Ziraat Bank branch in Greece targeted in pro-YPG attack

A group of 25 people reportedly attacked a branch of Turkish lender Ziraat Bank in the northeastern Greek city of Komotini. The masked suspects, calling themselves “anti-government anarchists,” threw stones at the Ziraat Bank building after they launched a protest in the city center. The main entrance of the bank and its windows were damaged …

In 2018, 37 attacks take place against Turkish institutions in Germany

A total of 37 attacks have taken place against Turkish institutions in 2018 in Germany. It has been noted that the attacks have visibly increased after Turkey launched “Operation Olive Branch” on Jan. 20 to clear militant groups from Afrin in northwestern Syria amid growing threats posed from the region. The number of attacks against …

Netherlands: Labour politician called ‘black monkey’ during election campaign

Ugbaad Kilincci, a PvdA candidate councillor in Emmen, was faced with racism while campaigning in the Drenthe town on Saturday. She was called, among other things, a “ragged-head moron”, a “black monkey”, and told to “go back to Africa”, RTL Nieuws reports. “I am mostly sad and I find it horrible that this is still happening …

The Turkish Embassy in the Danish capital Copenhagen was attacked

The Turkish Embassy in the Danish capital Copenhagen was attacked by four people with Molotov cocktails early Monday, according to a police official. Torben Madsen from the Copenhagen police told reporters that the police had noticed the attack while patrolling the area at around 2.55 a.m. local time (0155GMT). Madsen said a number of police …

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