Racism

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• French Government Vows ’Intractable’ Response to Racist Attacks on Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais
  26 October 2024, by Prince

  Elected Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais last Saturday, Sabah Aib admitted a few days later on Instagram that she had been the victim of racism on social networks. Through the voice of Othman Nasrou, Secretary of State for Citizenship and the Fight against Discrimination, the French government reacted to this matter, stating that it will be "intractable" in the face of racism.
  Of Algerian father and Moroccan mother, Sabah Aib denounced the racist comments she has been the victim of on social (…)

• Muslim Couple Faces Racist Backlash Over New Montpellier Restaurant Opening
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  Barely had he announced the opening of his restaurant in the Plan Cabanes neighborhood of Montpellier when a Muslim couple became the target of racist and Islamophobic insults.
  The announcement of the opening of the restaurant "L’Océan fish", a seafood restaurant, sparked racist and Islamophobic comments on social media due to the image posted on Monday, April 7 on the Facebook page of the local media La Gazette de Montpellier. Taken inside the seafood restaurant, this image shows the (…)

• Veiled Actress Hajar Brown Speaks Out on Racism and Islamophobia in Entertainment Industry
  10 February 2023, by Prince

  Moroccan-origin actress and influencer Hajar Brown shares the racist and Islamophobic discrimination she continues to face, during castings or on the street.
  Hajar Brown, 27, is participating in the Mulleres na cima conference, organized by the Araguaney Puente de Culturas Foundation, the USC and the city of Santiago de Compostela. The one who was revealed in the SKAM series, before becoming a model and influencer on social networks, spoke on this occasion about the racist situations she (…)

• French Rugby Star Chalureau Faces Appeal in Racial Violence Case
  15 November 2023, by Sylvanus

  The French rugby international, Bastien Chalureau, 31, appears before the Toulouse Court of Appeal for acts of violence committed on the grounds of race or ethnicity. The correctional appeals chamber of the Toulouse court will hand down its decision on Tuesday, January 16.
  The facts date back to the end of January 2020. Bastien Chalureau was returning from a drunken evening. He crosses the path of a 39-year-old (at the time of the facts) father on the Jean-Jaurès alleys in Toulouse and (…)

• French Pundit Zemmour Sparks Outrage with Inflammatory Comments on Migrant Minors
  2 October 2020, by Jérôme

  During the "Face à l’info" program hosted by Christine Kelly, columnist Eric Zemmour described unaccompanied minors as thieves and rapists. In the face of these controversial remarks, an investigation has been opened.
  A new outburst live for the editorialist and writer, Eric Zemmour. On the "Face à l’info" program on the Cnews television channel hosted by Christine Kelly this Wednesday, September 30, the editorialist described unaccompanied minors as "thieves, murderers and rapists". He (…)

• Telegram Shuts Down Far-Right Channels After French Government Request
  5 April 2023, by Sylvanus

  At the request of French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, the encrypted messaging app Telegram has closed discussion groups used by the far-right group "FrDeter" for racist remarks and calls for violence against the Muslim community, lawyers, elected officials, journalists, among others.
  Following the revelations of Tajmaât, a "collaborative platform for the Maghreb diaspora" which explains "to relay news concerning Maghrebis, to help when some members are in difficulty, to communicate (…)

• Spanish-Born Activist Finally Votes After Years of Fighting for Citizenship Rights
  21 May 2023, by Prince

  Born in Spain to Moroccan parents, Safia El Aaddam has not exercised her right to vote since reaching the age of majority because she does not have Spanish nationality. On May 28, she will finally be able to vote for the first time.
  Safia El Aaddam launched the "Te cedo mi voto" campaign in 2019 to denounce cases of citizens like her who, although born in Spain, cannot vote because they do not have Spanish nationality. On May 28, she will exercise her right to vote for the first time, but (…)

• Spanish Police Chief Faces Racist Backlash Over Moroccan Heritage
  15 January, by Sylvanus

  In Spain, the new national police commissioner in Jaén, Laila Idriss Hajj Mohamed, is the target of a racist campaign due to her Moroccan origins.
  "Laila Idriss Hajj Mohamed is the target of a vile racist campaign by Spaniards who have not accepted the appointment of this woman to a senior position within the National Police." On the web, the comments are pouring in. "Your leaders are also high treason collaborators and will be tried when the time comes, failed mercenaries," can be read (…)

• French Far-Right Leader Zemmour Fined €4,000 for Racist Insult Against TV Host
  14 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  The Paris court has convicted former presidential candidate Éric Zemmour, who is also the president of the Reconquête party, to a 4,000 euro fine and 3,000 euros in damages for racist insult. In 2018, he had described Hapsatou Sy’s first name as an "insult to France".
  The former Canal+ columnist wins her lawsuit against Éric Zemmour. He was convicted of a 4,000 euro fine for racist insult. He will also have to pay 3,000 euros in damages, as well as 2,000 euros in legal fees. His lawyer (…)

• Parents Decry ’Racist Justice’ After Driver Sentenced in 8-Year-Old’s Fatal Pedestrian Crossing Accident
  21 December 2022, by Sylvanus

  The reaction of Yanis’ parents, the 8-year-old child who died in February after being hit by a car on a pedestrian crossing in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho, did not wait after the verdict of the Perpignan Criminal Court, which sentenced the driver to two years in prison with probation. They denounce "a racist justice" and intend to appeal the judgment.
  It is "a racist justice, our son’s name is Yanis and not Yannick," denounced on Tuesday the parents of Yanis at the end of the trial on the death (…)