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United Kingdom

UK: 'Hate crime' murder probe after Polish man is killed

A sixth teenager arrested on suspicion of murdering a Polish man in southeast England has been freed on bail in what police believe may have been a hate crime.

31/08/2016

Sweden

Masked intruder attacks Swedish goalkeeper during top flight game

A masked intruder stormed onto the pitch during a Swedish topflight game and attacked one of the goalkeepers.

16/08/2016

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Turbulence as protesters block off airport

Ten people were arrested after protesters from the British arm of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement blocked the main road to London’s Heathrow Airport, police…

06/08/2016

Austria

Turkey calls Austria 'racist'

Escalating war of words between Ankara and Vienna, which suggested Turkey was heading towards "dictatorship" after last month's failed military coup.

05/08/2016

Hungary

Hungary, xenophobia and feeding the fears of terrorism

Hungary is one of the most xenophobic countries in Europe according to a poll by the Pew Research Centre.

21/07/2016

USA

From Ferguson to Dallas - the deaths of Afro-Americans at the hands of white police officers

US President Barack Obama was visibly shocked when he took a stand on the deaths of the two Afro-Americans killed just a few days ago by white policemen.

08/07/2016

United Kingdom

Racist attacks on the rise in UK since Brexit?

Police group reports 57% rise in hate crime reports since Friday Polish embassy in UK and Muslim Council of Britain document racist and xenophobic incidents Human Rights Watch urges politicians to

28/06/2016

Germany

German weekend football dominated by AfD chief's 'racist' Boateng comment

There is local pride in the Berlin district where German international footballer Jerome Boateng grew up.

30/05/2016

Germany

Germany: #Cutesolidarity response to Kinder chocolate controversy

25/05/2016

United Kingdom

UK: Labour anti-Semitism row grows as ex-London mayor Livingstone refuses to apologise for Hitler remarks

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party in the UK is riling from accusations of anti-Semitism. In the latest development the former Labour mayor of London, Ken

01/05/2016

Germany

Questions raised about German secret service links in neo-Nazi murder case

What did the secret service know? That is the shock question raised by the German press on Thursday as the trial of the lone surviving suspect in a

07/04/2016

Germany

Congo-born priest resigns after receiving death threats in Germany

A Catholic priest of Congolese origin has resigned in Germany after getting death threats. It follows a row between the 66-year-old clergyman and two

08/03/2016

USA

"This will be the last night of an all-white Oscars”

Civil rights campaigner Al Sharpton last night delivered an ultimatum to the movie industry, demanding a more diverse nomination list for the 2017

29/02/2016

France

Mocking stereotypes: the hashtag causing a stir on Twitter

Stereotypes die hard. People who live up to them in one way or another are often not even aware of what they’re doing. A hashtag aiming to mock the

18/02/2016

Europe News

Cologne kicks over carnival season amid security fears

Cologne entered full party mode on Thursday as police stepped security following a series of robberies and sexual assaults on women over one month

04/02/2016

USA

And the winner is...Diversity! Screen Actors Guild Awards honour black performers

Doing the double, Idris Elba took home two gongs from Saturday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards on a night when diversity was THE big winner. The black

31/01/2016

Sweden

Sweden: masked men threaten to attack migrant children

Amid growing tensions over immigration in Sweden, pro and anti demonstrators have taken to the streets of Stockholm. The country of 10 million

30/01/2016

Germany

Germany: AfD leader calls for right of border police to shoot at illegal migrants

Frauke Petry, one of the leaders of right-wing German opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD), has sparked outrage with provocative comments

30/01/2016

Russia

Jews welcome in Russia, Putin tells Europe's Jewish leaders

Russian president Vladimir Putin has met with European Jewish leaders to discuss their concerns over rising anti-Semitism on the continent. During

19/01/2016

USA

Director Spike Lee calls for boycott of "White Oscar Awards"

American director Spike Lee has vowed to boycott next month’s Academy Awards ceremony because of the mostly white actors among the Oscar nominees

19/01/2016