A political event hosted by “Broad City” star Ilana Glazer at a historic Brooklyn synagogue was cancelled on November 1 when a vandal scrawled “Kill all Jews” inside. The NYPD said “anti-Semitic messages” were discovered on the stairwell of Union Temple in Brooklyn Heights at around 8 p.m. Thursday. At about 8:30, Glazer came out of …
Bullied Syrian refugee says he will not return to Huddersfield school
A 15-year-old Syrian refugee seen being pushed to the ground and having water poured on his face in a video shared on social media has said he will not return to the school where the incident took place. Footage of the playground incident, which occurred at Almondbury community school on 25 October, went viral on …
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Bolsonaro plans to move embassy to Jerusalem
Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, who is known for his far-right views, has told an Israeli newspaper that he hopes to move Brazil’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem after taking office. “Israel is a sovereign state. If you decide on your capital city, we will act in accordance,” he told Israel Hayom, a conservative …
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Racism against black people in EU widespread and entrenched
People of African descent are facing “widespread and entrenched prejudice and exclusion” across the European Union, a study suggests. Race-related violence, discriminatory police profiling, and discrimination in the search for jobs and housing were commonplace for many, the EU’s agency for fundamental rights (FRA) said. Finland had the highest rates of race-related harassment and violence …
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Anti-Semitism on the rise in Europe
Anti-Semitism is still prevalent — and even on the rise — in Europe, according to a new poll. The CNN/ComRes poll — which surveyed more than 7,000 people in Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Sweden and Great Britain — found that one in 10 respondents said they are not favourable toward Jewish people. The number rose when the …
In the United States, right-wing violence is on the rise
As a Republican, Mitchell Adkins complained of feeling like an outcast at Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. “Hardcore liberals” made fun of him, he wrote, and he faced “discrimination on a daily basis.” He soon dropped out and enrolled in trade school. But his simmering rage led him back to campus one morning in April …
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Students protest Greek decision to cut Turkish lessons
Students from a Muslim religious school in northeastern Greece have boycotted the latest curriculum that has reduced Turkish language lessons and Islamic teachings at the school. The Western Thrace region of Greece is home to a Muslim-Turkish minority of around 150,000 people. In a video uploaded on the internet on Sunday, a representative of the …
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Dolce & Gabbana cancels China show amid racist ad controversy
Dolce & Gabbana was just hours away from welcoming guests to a huge fashion show in China. Now, amid accusations of racism, the event has been postponed, according to the luxury brand’s official Weibo account. The fashion house has found itself embroiled in controversy over a series of videos released on social media. By the time …
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A white referee forced a high school wrester to cut his dreadlocks before a match
The parents of an African-American high school wrestler who was forced by a white official to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit his match spoke out on December 24, expressing gratitude for the outpouring of support their son has received as an investigation into the incident continues. Andrew Johnson, a junior at Buena Regional High School …
Subject “NSU 2.0”: Cologne lawyer filed a complaint for right-wing extremist Hassmail
Cologne defense attorney Mustafa Kaplan has filed a criminal complaint against Unbekannt for “hate mail” with the subject “NSU 2.0”. The letter went to the Cologne public prosecutor, it is the SPIEGEL before. Kaplan is known in Germany as a lawyer for NSU victims and represents the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the dispute with the …
