The reported attack on a Jewish restaurant in the eastern German city of Chemnitz has shocked the Jewish community in Germany. The government’s anti-Semitism commissioner has spoken of a “new quality” of offense. A Jewish restaurant in Chemnitz was attacked by a group of neo-Nazis at the end of August, and criticized authorities for downplaying the seriousness …
Serena Williams cartoon is called racist on paper’s front page
An Australian newspaper has defended its decision to publish a provocative cartoon of the tennis star Serena Williams, using the image again — this time on its front page — and railing against “politically correct” critics who deemed the drawing racist. The headline “Welcome to PC World” — accompanied by caricatures of Ms. Williams, Australian …
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Muslim graves vandalise in Dobrich
The office of the Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, has strongly condemned the vandalising of more than 30 Muslim graves in the northern town of Dobrich and has called on law enforcement to bring the perpetrators to justice. The desecration of the graves took place on the night of September 6, marked in …
Nike suffers #justburnit backlash over advertising campaign
Critics have burned Nike trainers and clothing in protest at Colin Kaepernick’s appointment as the face of the brand’s new advertising campaign. The American football quarterback, 30, protested against racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling during the US national anthem. In announcing the deal, Nike said he was “one of the most inspirational athletes of …
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Swedish TV program slammed for racist stereotyping Chinese
Chinese citizens, media and embassy blasted Sweden’s national broadcaster for “insulting China” during a late-night satirical talk show, which aired a segment filled with racist stereotypes that cast Chinese tourists as uncouth and distastefully ridiculed Chinese farmer culture. The Chinese Embassy in Sweden criticized the program, which aired on September 21 night, saying it “spread racism …
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Kosovo writer Jeton Neziraj receives a top EU award while being denied a visa to the EU
Kosovo writer Jeton Neziraj says receiving a top EU award – while being denied a visa to the EU – highlights Europe’s absurd policies towards his country. Kosovo playwright Jeton Neziraj’s recent “hero-to-zero” moment has highlighted the European Union’s inconsistent and odd policies towards Kosovo, he says. It has also underlined the importance of Kosovo securing …
A mum paints her son black for a whipped slave Halloween costume complete with chains and welts
A mum has caused outrage after dressing her nine-year-old white son as a black slave with pretend chains attached to his hands and neck for a Halloween party. It’s claimed Sabrina Flor proudly published the controversial photos of her child on social media on October 29 just before he attended the school event, with the caption: “When your son …
A dad dressed son in Adolf Hitler costume for Halloween
The dad-of-two from Owensboro, Indiana, was attending the town’s Trail of Treats Halloween event and said he came up with the costume ideas at the last minute. But he couldn’t explain why he had a full Nazi uniform close to hand in his house. He went as a Nazi soldier while his young son was …
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Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil’s presidential election
Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal has declared far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro the next president of Latin America’s biggest country. With 96 percent of ballots counted, Bolsonaro has 55.5 percent of the votes. Leftist Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ Party (PT) has 44.5 percent. Voters in Sunday’s runoff election apparently looked past warnings that the brash former …
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Gunman attacks Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 people
A gunman who’s believed to have spewed anti-Semitic slurs and rhetoric on social media barged into a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday and opened fire, killing 11 people in one of the deadliest attacks on Jews in U.S. history. The 20-minute attack at Tree of Life Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood left six others wounded, …
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