Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia holds local elections just days after deadly floods Bosnia and Herzegovina held local elections on Sunday for both cities and municipal councils, just days after flooding killed at least 16 people. 06/10/2024
Europe News Does the European Commission match its own diversity goals? Only one of the Commissioner nominees has an ethnically diverse background. 07/09/2024
World News Rwanda remembers genocide 30 years on in ceremony World leaders around the world have marked the anniversary of the genocide of the Tutsi ethnic minority. 07/04/2024
Ukraine Siberian Battalion: Who are the Russians fighting for Ukraine? The newly-formed "Siberian Battalion" is made up of Russians who have come to fight against their fellow citizens. 18/12/2023
Sweden Sweden ordered to apologise to Tornedalian minority for abuses A Truth and Reconciliation Commission has made a series of recommendations of how to strengthen the Tornedalian culture and language. 16/11/2023
Russia Euroviews. Russia's multiculturalism claims are a front for colonialist policies In today's Russia, Putin’s policies — obscured by quotes of one nation "united by a common destiny" — are feudal and assimilationist, Aleksandar Đokić writes. 17/08/2023
Kosovo Kosovo shuts border with Serbia amid worst crisis in years The US has called on all sides to "exercise maximum restraint". 28/12/2022
Kosovo Ethnic violence flares up as Serbs barricade roads in Kosovo Overnight there was an exchange of fire between Serbs and the police amid mounting tensions in Kosovo. 10/12/2022
Kosovo Serb MPs and police resign en masse in Kosovo amid licence plate spat Ethnic Serbs resigned from their posts to protest a rule change on vehicle registration plates, which has sparked volatile questions around sovereignty. 05/11/2022
China UN report slams China for 'torture and sexual violence' in Xinjiang The Chinese government had tried to block the release of the report, which was finally published a few moments before the end of the term in office of human rights chief Michelle Bachelet. 01/09/2022
Bulgaria Euroviews. The Bulgarian government must make the UN torture report public | View This week the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture raised concerns about the treatment of migrant children in Bulgarian detention centres. But the report will stay confidential - unless Sofia decides otherwise. Not good enough, says UN expert advisor Iveta Cherneva 11/11/2021
Scenes Meet the man who’s aiming to change the face of aviation In partnership with Media City “I wanted to change the thought process that you can't do something because you're not represented, I want the young people to be the representation that they seek.” 18/10/2021
Netherlands Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case but vow to appeal The Hague District Court ruled that ethnicity can be one of the criteria for singling out passengers, but not the only one. 22/09/2021
USA US becoming more diverse, new census data shows The proportion of white people went from just over 63% in 2010 to just under 58%, the lowest on record. 13/08/2021
United Kingdom English study of 17 million finds minorities at higher risk from COVID The largest study of its kind confirmed minority ethnic groups in England had a higher risk of testing positive for coronavirus, as well as hospitalisation, admission to intensive care, and death. 01/05/2021
Climate The dangers of eco-fascism and why it’s a ‘veneer for racist beliefs’ Francisca Rockey on how ordinary people are unknowingly contributing to the growing manifestation of modern eco-fascism. 21/03/2021
United Kingdom Ethnic minorities over-80 less likely to get COVID-19 vaccine in UK New research shows that BAME communities are less likely to get vaccinated than white people, especially those aged 80 and above in the UK. But what are the underlying reasons for this low vaccine uptake and what efforts have been made to improve it? 17/02/2021
United Kingdom UK churches combat covid vaccine mistrust Church groups in the UK launch a campaign to combat mistrust and increase covid vaccine take-up in black and minority ethnic communities 07/02/2021
Ethiopia More than 100 killed in latest ethnic massacre in Ethiopia The attack in Metekel zone of Benishangul-Gumuz region occurred a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the region and spoke about the need to end such massacres. 23/12/2020
Europe News EU lawmakers debate rights and protections of ethnic minorities MEPs discussed the topics of minority languages and cultures that are spread out across the continent. 14/10/2020