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 …
Nazi collaborator’s birthday declared official holiday in Ukraine
The birthday of leader of the extremist Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, known as Nazi collaborator, Stepan Bandera will be officially celebrated in Ukraine, the parliament said in its resolution. “Stepan Bandera was an outstanding figure and theorist of Ukraine’s national liberation movement,” the Verkhovna Rada’s resolution said, according to 112.Ukraine TV channel. The 110th birthday …
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Black women were disproportionately targeted by online abuse
Amnesty International has described Twitter as a “toxic place” for women following years of relentless abuse, threats and harassment on the social media platform. The non-governmental human rights organisation released a report into harassment against women on Twitter which found that women of colour were 34 per cent more likely to be targets of hate speech than white women. Meanwhile, black women specifically were 84 …
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Ghana: Mahatma Gandhi’s statue removed after student protest
A Mahatma Gandhi statue has been removed from the campus of the University of Ghana after protests from students and faculty who argue the Indian independence leader considered Africans “inferior”. The statue was unveiled at the university in the Ghanian capital Accra two years ago but has been the subject of controversy and was removed in the …
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Raheem Sterling negative press coverage ’emboldens racist rhetoric’
Negative press coverage of Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling “emboldens racist rhetoric”, says the Professional Footballers’ Association. Sterling, 24, posted on Instagram on Sunday saying newspapers are helping to “fuel racism” by the ways in which they portray young black footballers. Sterling was allegedly racially abused during City’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea. “It is evident that he is often …
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Belgium’s Africa Museum reopens to confront its colonial demons
Belgium’s Africa Museum will reopen to the public on 9 December after five years of renovations designed to modernize the museum from an exhibition of pro-colonial propaganda to one that is critical of Belgium’s imperialist past. The museum, full of artefacts and stuffed wildlife, was often criticized for ignoring the brutalities of King Leopold II’s …
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Israeli settlers vandalize vehicles in Palestinian town
Extremist Jewish settlers have vandalized vehicles in a Palestinian town east of Tel Aviv, slashing the tires of parked cars and spraying racist graffiti on them. Ma’an News Agency, quoting local sources, reported on Sunday that more than 30 cars in Kafr Kassem had been targeted by a group of settlers. “We will take revenge,” and “Death to …
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The stark evidence of everyday racial bias in Britain
The extent of racial bias faced by black, Asian and minority ethnic citizens in 21st-century Britain has been laid bare in an unprecedented study showing a gulf in how people of different ethnicities are treated in their daily lives. A survey for the Guardian of 1,000 people from minority ethnic backgrounds found they were consistently …
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German police shut down far-right music concert after Nazi chants
German officers shut down a far-right music concert after members of the audience began chanting a Nazi slogan, police have said. The gig in Ostritz, a town in the eastern state of Saxony, attracted several hundred people on Saturday evening, according to German newspaper Deutsche Welle. “Two far-right bands played in front of several hundred participants,” Saxony police …
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