A Massachusetts state college apologized on Saturday for Twitter messages filled with racist language, anti-immigrant speech and praise for President Donald Trump that had been sent from its hacked social media account. Salem State University President Patricia Meservey said in an emailed statement that none of the recent tweets, which were sent out around 11:45 …
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A video leaked to a television station shows a white Dallas-area police sergeant using a stun gun on a handcuffed black suspect, returning the same police department to the spotlight just weeks after a white officer was charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager. The video anonymously mailed to KDFW-TV shows …
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Franco A.’s racist activities were ignored for a long time by the army, Bundeswehr Chief of Staff Volker Wieker has said. In an interview with German newspaper der Spiegel, he stated, “The case of Franco A. was ignored for a long time, concrete tips were not taken seriously.” He added that recent investigations damaged the …
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The US Department of Justice has reportedly decided not to charge two white officers who shot and killed a black man in Louisiana last summer. Video footage appearing to show the officers holding down Alton Sterling as they fired their weapons sparked days of protests in Baton Rouge. News of the decision leaked to US …
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Two ticket inspectors of the Deutsche Bahn German train system were caught on camera savagely dragging a black man out of a train after he reportedly refused to provide his ID and pay a fine for not having a ticket. The alleged fare-dodger could be seen vehemently clinging on metal handrails, as two men in …
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Israel’s opposition party leader on Saturday accused the government of shifting towards a “fascist” trend. According to The Jerusalem Post, speaking at a cultural event, Zionist Union Party Chairman Issac Herzog said the future of Israel’s democracy was at stake. “We are going through a process of fascistization of the Israeli politics,” The Jerusalem Post …
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A Minnesota police officer was acquitted of manslaughter in the shooting death of Philando Castile, a black motorist whose girlfriend streamed the aftermath live on Facebook. Outside the courthouse, Castile’s mother said the officer got away with “murder”. Jeronimo Yanez, who is Latino, was also cleared of two lesser charges arising from the July 2016 …
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Seattle police fatally shot a 30-year-old mother of four in her home after they responded to her emergency call about a burglary. Charleena Lyles was shot after police saw her holding a knife, the Seattle Times reported. Ms Lyles lived in Brettler Family Place, a complex of apartment homes meant for people transitioning out of …
A neo-Nazi organisation involved in terrorism and banned by the UK Government is behind a new far right group in Scotland, investigative website The Ferret reveal. During an undercover investigation The Ferret secretly filmed the extreme far right group Scottish Dawn revealing its links to National Action. A Scottish Dawn activist it filmed also revealed …
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Some 462 people wanted for committing right-wing crimes in Germany have yet to be arrested, reported Funke Media Group newspapers on Sunday. The German interior ministry released the figures in response to a parliamentary inquiry. According to the data, around 600 arrest warrants for the 462 right-wing extremists have not been administered. Out of the …
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