Donald Trump’s election victory means the Palestinian people will never have a state of their own, a Right-wing Israeli government minister has said as he hailed the demise of a “two-state solution” in the Middle East. Naftali Bennett, Israel’s education minister, is a champion of Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank and released a …
Belgian response to threat of terror cruel, Human Rights Watch says
Belgium’s response to the threat of terrorism has been “heavy handed” and “cruel,” and suspects have often suffered abuse from police, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report published Thursday. The rights group said police abused suspects and placed them in prolonged isolation, suspended passports and scrutinized phone and email logs without approval. “Belgium …
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3 California mosques receive letters threatening Muslims
A civil rights group has called for more police protection of mosques after several in California received letters that praised President-elect Donald Trump and threatened Muslim genocide. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, said the same handwritten, photocopied letter was sent last week to the Islamic Center of Long Beach, the Islamic Center of …
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Dutch police arrest 200 protesters against racist “Black Pete” festival
A massive 198 people were arrested in Rotterdam on Saturday for wanting to protest against racist character Zwarte Piet. Among them were GroenLinks councilor Simion Blom, lawyer Michiel Pestman and activist Jerry Afriyie. According to newspaper AD, the people arrested belong to action group Kick Out Zwarte Piet. The police stopped the bus carrying the …
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Iranian refugee says he was attacked by a group of men on Manus Island, Australia
A 24-year-old refugee says he was assaulted by a gang of youths on Manus Island, in the latest act of alleged violence against detainees from Australia’s offshore processing centre. The man told police he was walking from a Lorengau hotel to a lodge on Sunday evening when a group of young men called out to …
Amnesty International’s Moscow office sealed by Russian authorities
nesty International, a campaign group which has accused the Kremlin of violating human rights with its bombing campaign in Syria, was ejected from its Moscow office on Wednesday. The Moscow city government, from which Amnesty leased the premises in central Moscow, said the group was behind on the rent, but Amnesty said it had documents …
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Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar amid deadly attacks
At least 86 people have been killed and 30,000 displaced as violence continues unabated in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar poured into neighbouring Bangladesh this week with some feared drowned after a boat sank in a river during a bid to flee escalating violence that has killed at least 86 people and displaced …
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Montana Synagogue requests police protection after reports of Nazi propaganda
The week following Donald Trump’s election win was marked by countless acts of hate and violence carried out across the country. Reports of vandalized property, verbal attacks and physical assaults on Muslim, Jewish, Black, Latino and LGBT communities inundated news outlets, leaving many members of these communities fearful for what the future would bring. In …
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Anti-immigrant arsonists firebomb homeless centre in Paris as 24 children sleep inside over fears
ANTI-IMMIGRANT arsonists are suspected of trying to burn down a ‘new Sangatte’ centre for the homeless in one of the most upmarket areas of Paris. The attack on the £4m buildings – which opened in the 16th arrondissement on Saturday – happened while families were inside, including young children. It is the second attack on …
Polish woman punched in ‘racist attack’ on London Underground
A Polish woman was floored by a punch during a race row on a late-night Tube train, police said. The alleged victim was travelling on a westbound District line train shortly after midnight when a man became aggressive and began to argue with her. Officers investigating the attack said he made reference to the fact …
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