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United Kingdom

Man verbally abuses black woman on Ryanair flight, sparks outrage

France

Link between antisemitism and migration unproven, analyst tells Euronews

insiders 29/06/2018

Antisemitism pushing jews out of their homes in France

A wave of hate crime against Jews is forcing many to take extra security measures. Some are even considering what had once been unimaginable to them -- moving to Israel.

insiders 29/06/2018

Antisemitism incidents fuel migrant debate in Germany

After a spate of antisemitic attacks Germany's 100,000 strong Jewish community is becoming increasingly anxious about a new wave of hate crime. There are fears that it may be linked to an upsurge in migration from Muslim countries hostile to Israel.

Russia 26/06/2018

Swiss football players fined but not suspended for political hand gestures

FIFA’s disciplinary committee fined three Switzerland players on Monday for flashing a hand gesture with political overtones in a World Cup match against Serbia last week.

Sweden 24/06/2018

Watch: Swedish World Cup team say 'f**k racism' after Durmaz abuse

Sweden's Durmaz racially abused for a mistake that led to German win

Kuwait 07/06/2018

Actor apologises after outcry over Kuwait 'blackface' comedy show

Hasan al-Ballam took to Instagram to apologise for any offence caused by the episode of comedy show Block Ghashmarah in which actors were “blacked-up” and portrayed Sudanese people to be lazy.

USA 30/05/2018

ABC cancels hit Roseanne show

The US ABC network has cancelled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" following a racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett,

Angela Merkel speaks at the Soling memorial ceremony

Germany 29/05/2018

German Chancellor and Turkish FM attend Solingen memorial ceremony

Angela Merkel and Mevlut Cavusoglu both spoke on the 25th anniversary of the racist attack that killed five members of the Turkish community

A sign in the window of a door of a Starbucks

world news 29/05/2018

Starbucks closes 8,000 stores for anti-racism training

Starbucks closes 8,000 stores across the U.S. for anti-racism training

no comment 27/05/2018

Thousands of nationalist Alternative for Germany supporters march in Berlin

Germany 23/05/2018

German firm sorry over ‘racist’ post linked to newly-wed Meghan Markle

A sweet manufacturer in Germany has apologised after posting a picture of a chocolate-covered marshmallow on the day of Meghan Markle's marriage to Britain's Prince Harry.

Croatia 15/05/2018

Racism and hate speech in Croatia 'is on the rise'

Racism and hate speech is on the rise in Croatia and Serbs, Roma and the LGBT community are the main targets, according to the Council of Europe.

Cult 15/05/2018

Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman" gets Cannes ovation

Lee's new movie, based on a true story, wowed the audience at Cannes for its premiere, and puts the American director, not seen at the festival for nearly three decades, in prime position for a prize, and maybe even the Palme d'Or.

world news 12/05/2018

Racism in UK more normalised since Brexit vote: UN report

Since the Brexit vote, British politicians have failed to "consistently and unequivocally" condemn racist rhetoric, the UN special rapporteur on racism said.

The Twitter application on a smartphone.

world news 10/05/2018

Over 4 million anti-Semitic posts recorded on Twitter in one year: report

A report from the Anti-Defamation League estimated that some 3 million Twitter users posted or retweeted 4.2 million anti-Semitic English-language tweets in the 12 months ending on Jan 28, 2018.

France 08/05/2018

French supermarket 'bans racists'

After his staff were repeatedly abused, a supermarket owner decided he had to act against racist customers.

USA 02/05/2018

Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $1 each and $200,000 programme

Two men who were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia without ordering anything settled for a symbolic $1 each and an entrepreneurial programme for public high school students.