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
United Kingdom Mass COVID-19 study finds BAME community in England worst affected The results have spurred the government to act. 14/08/2020
world news Most pregnant women in UK hospitals with COVID-19 are from minorities Researchers examined data from the UK Obstetric Surveillance System for pregnant women admitted to all 194 obstetric units in the UK with confirmed COVID-19 infection between 1 March and 14 April 2020. 09/06/2020
USA US police violence: A few bad apples or systemic racism? President Donald Trump's national security adviser has blamed 'a few bad apples' for police racism and brutality. Observers say much more should be done to limit the risk of violence and increase accountability. 03/06/2020
Belgium Is Von der Leyen’s new commission team really ‘as diverse as Europe’? “This is the team as diverse as Europe is, as strong as Europe is, those are dedicated men and women, and I’m looking forward to working with this team for Europe.” 15/09/2019
View The BBC is closing the gender pay gap. Now it must deal with the ethnic pay chasm ǀ View Of the 75 highest-earning stars at the BBC, nearly half are now women. But if the gender pay gap was a scandal, the ethnic pay gap is a disgrace. 10/07/2019
Italy Italy's Salvini calls for 'little ethnic shops' to close early Deputy Premier and Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, is proposing an amendment that will force small grocery shops, often run by members of ethnic minorities, to close by 9 p.m. 12/10/2018
Italy Salvini pushes for census of Roma people in Italy The Italian Interior minister wants numbers on the ethnic group's population in the country, while the new League/Five-Star Movement coalition is calling for the closure of illegal Roma camps. 19/06/2018
Belgium Thousands of ethnic Uighurs rally outside European Commission against China Uighurs accuse Beijing of oppressing them, in part by forcibly detaining many of their community in re-education camps where they're subjected to Chinese state propaganda. 27/04/2018
Myanmar UN chief Guterres says Rohingya crisis is "human rights nightmare" He was briefing the UN Security Council's first public meeting on Myanmar in eight years 29/09/2017
Indonesia Indonesia's Muslims urge more support for Myanmar's Rohingyas Protesters in Jakarta vowed to stand by their "Muslim brothers and sisters" fleeing what the United Nations has called a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" in Myanmar. 16/09/2017
Myanmar UN says Rohingya exodus from Myanmar is humanitarian catastrophe UN Secretary General acknowledges Rohingya situation as ethnic cleansing and calls on Myanmar to take them back 14/09/2017
Myanmar UN urges Myanmar to end violence against Rohingyas U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Myanmar authorities to end violence against Rohingya Muslims, saying the situation there could best be described as ethnic cleansing. 13/09/2017
Myanmar Pressure mounts on Myanmar over Rohingya exodus Myanmar is facing mounting pressure over the mass Rohingya refugee exodus. On Monday, the UN’s top human rights official said the country’s 12/09/2017
Myanmar Royhingya violence: nearly 90,000 flee Myanmar Aid agencies say nearly 90,000 Rohingya refugees have now fled to Bangladesh, since violence erupted in neighbouring Myanmar just over a week 04/09/2017
Cult Aboriginal art against mining Aboriginal community leaders in Australia’s Northern Territory are using the power of political art to spread protest messages about losing control 28/08/2017
no comment Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar for Bangladesh Some 1,000 ethnic Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, under fire from soldiers there, forced their way into Bangladesh on Monday. 28/08/2017
Living Social media, models and diversity What happens when Instagram likes have more value than talent? 14/08/2017
United Kingdom UK officers who Tasered their own race relations advisor acted as the public 'expect' UK police officers who Tasered a prominent civil rights activist acted how “the public expect of them,” said the head of a local police lobby 24/01/2017
the global conversation The courageous story of two girls who escaped sexual enslavement by ISIL European Parliament Sakharov Prize winners Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar in The Global Conversation 14/12/2016
Iraq A Yazidi girl's harrowing tale of escape from ISIL captivity Lamiya Aji Bashar, an Iraqi Yazidi, tells a tortuous tale of her escape from ISIL captivity. 18/05/2016
Cyprus Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders make historic joint appeal for reunification For the first time ever the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities have delivered a joint televised message for Christmas. They 25/12/2015
