xenophobia

Finland

Outcry as Finland election campaign hit by 'racist' advertising

Politicians with immigrant backgrounds say the Finns Party adverts show contempt for minorities and are trying to stoke racial divisions.

17/03/2023

World News

Euroviews. Restricting foreign workers during a crisis hampers recovery. Just look at our past mistakes ǀ View

Policies which encourage the departure of foreign workers are ineffective, and policymakers should instead look to macroeconomics to stimulate recovery.

25/05/2020

World News

COVID-19 and xenophobia: Why outbreaks are often accompanied by racism

The rules are simple: Wash your hands and don't point the finger.

05/03/2020

Romania

Romanian village embroiled in racism scandal over Sri Lankan workers

350 people protested the hiring of the two men, who are considering moving to another village.

03/02/2020

Bulgaria

Euroviews. Racism at the heart of Bulgarian football is becoming a litmus test for the rule of law ǀ View

The racism on display at the Bulgaria v England match is only part of a wider picture of intimidation and hooliganism in the country - and the rot goes straight to the upper echelons of power.

01/11/2019

Austria

Austrian far-right politician resigns after xenophobic poem

Austrian far-right politician has resigned after Easter weekend poem causes outrage.

22/04/2019

Germany

Bundestag honours the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

Holocaust survivors were present as the 74th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz was honoured by the Bundestag

31/01/2019

USA

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.

02/05/2018

Hungary

Hungary's PM campaigns against migration at rally

Viktor Orban also threatens the opposition before a crowd of thousands that includes Poles and Romanians.

15/03/2018

World News

Euroviews. Italy's election already has a winner ... xenophobia: View

The tenor of the campaign leading up to Italy’s national elections on immigration issues is profoundly alarming, writes Human Rights Watch's Judith Sunderland from Milan.

27/02/2018