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Israel

Ethopian Israelis protest in Tel Aviv against alleged police brutality and racism

Thousands of Ethiopian Israelis have protested in Tel Aviv against racism and police brutality. The rally was sparked after footage emerged

03/05/2015

USA

Six Baltimore officers charged in Freddie Gray police killing

Six Baltimore police officers have been arrested in connection with the death of a black man who suffered a fatal neck injury while riding in a

01/05/2015

South Africa

Cape Town protests against attacks on immigrants

Hundreds in Cape Town have attended a protest against the wave of xenophobic violence that has gripped parts of South Africa recently. Demonstrators

23/04/2015

South Africa

South Africa: 11 arrested, suspected of violence against immigrants

Johannesburg police arrest 11 men, suspected of involvement in the recent bouts of violence against immigrants.

22/04/2015

South Africa

South Africa 'rainbow nation' violence driving immigrants out

Xenophobic attacks in South Africa have spurred immigrants to flee the country. Several have been killed, businesses have been stripped and their

22/04/2015

South Africa

Anti-immigrant violence in South Africa sparks concern across borders

South African police fired rubber bullets to disperse clashes between nationals and foreigners in Johannesburg on Friday, as xenophobic violence

17/04/2015

South Africa

South Africans march against xenophobia

16/04/2015

France

Islamophobic attacks rocket by 500% since Charlie Hebdo murders

16/04/2015

USA

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

14/04/2015

USA

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

14/04/2015

Germany

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

13/04/2015

USA

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

09/04/2015

USA

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

08/04/2015

USA

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

08/04/2015

USA

Walter Scott shooting: Police version vs amateur video version

08/04/2015

USA

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.

08/04/2015

World News

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

04/04/2015

USA

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

25/03/2015

USA

Mississippi lynching? Black man found dead hanging from tree

20/03/2015

Europe News

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

16/03/2015