The evening of July 4, Rodolfo Rodriguez did what he does on most evenings: take a stroll around his neighborhood. Instead, after allegedly bumping into a small child on his walk, the 92-year-old Mexican man was beaten with a brick and jumped by a group of attackers, all while being told to “go back to …
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Amazon is helping hate groups profit by letting them sell Nazi-themed goods on its store, a report suggests. The study found many hate groups were selling goods on Amazon’s store branded with Nazi imagery, including clothing, jewellery and replica military regalia. Some hate groups were also selling music and books celebrating their views via Amazon, …
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The Trump administration is set to roll back the Obama-era policies promoting diversity in universities, known as affirmative action, US media report. US Attorney General Jeff Sessions revoked 24 guidance documents on Tuesday, many involving race in schools and affirmative action recommendations. It comes as Harvard University faces a discrimination lawsuit alleging it limits admissions …
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Posters and graffiti have appeared in Barcelona encouraging foreign visitors to throw themselves off balconies in the latest campaign by radical protesters to drive tourists away from Spain. “Tourists go home, and please, practise balconing!” one message said, making light of the craze where people jump off hotel or apartment balconies, often injuring or killing …
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African migrants in Israel have been detained, threatened with deportation and faced hostility from lawmakers and residents. Since last year, they face another burden: a de facto 20 percent salary cut that has driven them further into poverty. Israel’s roughly 35,000 African migrants and the groups that support them say the recent law — in which Israel …
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The publisher of a Palestinian author denied a visa to appear at the Edinburgh book festival this year says the Home Office has effectively stopped her from speaking, despite reversing its decision. Nayrouz Qarmout, who is also a TV journalist, was one of a dozen Middle Eastern and African writers and illustrators who had their applications …
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The Florida man who invoked the “stand your ground” self-defense law after shooting a black man in a dispute over a parking space was charged Monday with manslaughter, officials said. Michael Drejka, 48, was arrested Monday morning in the fatal July shooting of Markeis McGlockton in Clearwater, Florida — an incident that was caught on …
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Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua have accused an opposing player of racially abusing former Chelsea and Newcastle United striker Demba Ba. Shenhua coach Wu Jingui told reporters that a Changchun Yatai player (midfielder Zhang Li) used racially insulting language toward Ba during an altercation late in a match on Aug. 4, which ended in a 1-1 draw. …
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An Indian MP attended parliament dressed as Adolf Hitler to protest against what he called a “broken promise” by the prime minister. This is not the first time Naramalli Sivaprasad, 67, has used costumes to register dissent. His costume choices in the past include a mythological character, a Hindu god, a spiritual guru and a …
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Nazi symbols can now appear in video games in Germany, ending a long-running and frequently ridiculed censorship. Germany bans symbols belonging to unconstitutional groups, which has caused problems in games where the Nazis are a frequent adversary. In games like the Wolfenstein series, German editions would change Hitler’s name, remove his moustache, and replace swastikas …
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