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South Africans march against xenophobia

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Islamophobic attacks rocket by 500% since Charlie Hebdo murders

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Reserve officer faces 4 years in prison after Eric Harris shooting

Oklahoma prosecutors have charged reserve deputy Robert Bates with second-degree manslaughter. If convicted, he could face up to four years in

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Tulsa reserve police officer charged with manslaughter after 'mistaking' his gun for a taser

Caught on video – another fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in the US, this time in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa reserve deputy charged in

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Right-wing Dutch politician speaks at anti-Islam rally in Dresden.

Right wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders spoke at a meeting in Dresden of the anti-Islam PEGIDA movement on Monday. The crowd fell far short of the

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Calls for calm as South Carolina protesters voice their anger over shooting

Civil rights leaders have called for calm following the charging of a South Carolina police officer with murder for shooting a black man in the back

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Civil rights protests in North Charleston following fatal shooting of Walter Scott

Civil rights activists take to the streets of North Charleston as a white police officer is charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a black man

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US police and racial bias under the spotlight

Marches, vigils and die-ins became a familiar sight on the streets of US cities in 2014. A string of high-profile shootings involving white police

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Walter Scott shooting: Police version vs amateur video version

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U.S. police officer charged with murder for shooting black man

A video showed police officer Michael Slager shooting dead 50 year-old Walter Scott even as he appeared to be unarmed and running away from him.

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Australia: Clashes between anti-Islam and anti-racism protesters

There have been ugly scenes in Australia as anti-Islam and anti-racism demonstrators clashed. Injuries and arrests were reported in Melbourne – the

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Jewish leaders urge Washington to lead global fight against anti-semitism

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Mississippi lynching? Black man found dead hanging from tree

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Strasbourg's Jews fearful, but staying put in France

The future of Jews in France became a big issue in Israel’s election campaign after the attack in January on a kosher grocery store in Paris

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Ferguson: Tensions run high amid hunt for police officer attackers

Protesters have gathered outside the local police headquarters in Ferguson, Missouri, once again to demand justice. The demonstration was held on

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Ferguson police chief quits after federal report into Michael Brown shooting

The police chief of Ferguson, Missouri has become the latest official to resign following last year’s fatal shooting of the unarmed black teenager

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Oklahoma students protest over racist video

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USA: gunned-down homeless man had 'history of mental illness'

The moment a homeless man in Los Angeles was shot dead has been caught on camera. Police say they were responding to reports of a robbery in the Skid

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Belgium: Pegida anti-Islam march attracts 200

Antwerp becomes the latest in a line of cities to hold an anti-Islam march, under the banner of PEGIDA.

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Bulgaria 'failing to probe racist attacks' on asylum seekers