Liam Neeson has insisted he is not racist following an interview in The Independent in which he spoke of roaming the streets with a cosh, wanting to kill a “black bastard” after someone close to him was raped years ago. The 66 year-old actor said race had not played a part in his actions, claiming he would have reacted in …
Italy: Teacher’s experiment with black pupil arouses anger
An elementary school teacher in central Italy who told his students a black classmate was “ugly” is learning about the outrage his action caused. Several parents complained after their children told them the teacher directed the boy to turn his back to the the class and then instructed the other students to “look how ugly …
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Ralph Northam rejects calls for his resignation
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam attempted on Saturday to rationalize his decision to not step down after a racist photo surfaced from his medical school yearbook page. But even after hearing Northam tell his side of the story — that it wasn’t him in the picture — prominent Democrats are still calling on him to resign. …
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Germany paying pensions to Nazi collaborators in UK and Belgium
Nearly 75 years after the second world war, Germany is still paying monthly pensions to collaborators of the wartime Nazi regime in several European countries including Belgium and Britain, according to Belgian MPs and media reports. The foreign affairs committee of the Belgian parliament this week voted in favour of a resolution urging the German federal government to put …
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Family of bullied Syrian boy forced to move after threats
Nine years after they were forced to flee the war in Syria, the family of a 15-year-old boy whose abuse at the hands of school bullies in the UK was captured in a viral video clip have been forced to move again. In an interview with the Guardian, the father of the boy – who can …
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Hateful note left on US congresswoman’s office door
U.S. congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said a note accusing fellow freshman lawmaker Ilhan Omar of “Jew hatred” was left on the door of her congressional office. Tlaib is one of the two first Muslim women elected to Congress, alongside Omar who has twice been accused of making anti-Semitic remarks after she began her term in January. …
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Switzerland protects neo-Nazis while branding Muslims as terrorists
The SonntagsBlick has published a report showing the extent to which “rightwing extremists” are publicly displaying themselves in Switzerland. The weekly newspaper published photographs of xenophobes trumpeting their views and identities on social networks. Their tattoos leave little room for doubt about their political inclinations. Neither are the symbols, flags or slogans they wield. Rightwing …
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Trump: Time for US to recognise Israeli sovereignty over Golan
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was time to back Israeli sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an announcement that signals a shift in US policy and comes before the Israeli prime minister’s planned visit next week to the White House. “After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize …
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Pro-Palestine students denied university access during Queen’s visit
Pro-Palestine students at one of the UK’s top universities have said they were denied university access over security concerns during a visit by the Queen on Tuesday. Students at King’s College London said they were barred from attending classes and sitting exams because of their political activity, a claim which appears to be supported by …
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NZ mosque attacks suspect flashes ‘white power’ sign in court
The white supremacist suspected of killing 49 people at two mosques in Christchurch flashed a “white power” symbol as he appeared in court charged with murder. Led in handcuffed, wearing a white police-issue tunic and with noticeable bruising on his upper lip, Brenton Tarrant, 28, stood in Christchurch district court as a formal charge of …
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