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  • Human Chain Protests Police Violence and Racism as France Eases Lockdown
    11 May 2020, by Sylvanus

    Faced with the rise of racism and police violence in France during the lockdown, about thirty organizations, associations, unions and political parties have called for "a human chain against police violence" this Monday, May 11, while respecting health gestures.
    Monday, May 11, marking the beginning of the deconfinement, was chosen by civil society organizations and a fringe of the political class to denounce, raise awareness and fight against the rise of racism, police violence and (…)

  • Lawsuit Claims Twitter Failed to Remove Surge in Racist and Hate Speech During Lockdown
    14 May 2020, by Ginette

    Twitter’s laxity in the face of racist content on its platform is the basis of its legal action in France since May 11. Four associations fighting discrimination believe the social network is failing in its content moderation duties.
    According to the plaintiffs, "hate speech has increased by 43% during the lockdown period." A study conducted by these associations, from March 17 to May 5, shows that "the number of racist content increased by 40.5%, that of anti-Semitic content by 20% and (…)

  • Moroccan Lawyer Sentenced for Online Insults Against Officials and Islam
    21 May 2020, by Bladi.net

    The court of first instance in Khémisset has sentenced a lawyer for racist remarks, insulting Islam and insulting government officials. Dissatisfied with the sentence, the public prosecutor has appealed.
    It all started with the publication on the lawyer’s Facebook page of videos in which he made insults and accusations against several personalities, including the governor of Khémisset, the director general of the prison administration, the head of the provincial police district and his (…)

  • Volkswagen Pulls Controversial Ad After Racism Backlash on Social Media
    23 May 2020, by Bladi.net

    A racist advertisement was broadcast by Volkswagen on Instagram and Twitter. Faced with a wave of outrage on social media, the manufacturer has made its mea culpa before apologizing.
    The 10-second advertisement, posted on Instagram and Twitter, shows a giant white hand pushing a black man away from a new yellow Volkswagen Golf parked on the street. The hand then drags him towards an open door and pushes him into a French cafe. This advertisement has sparked a wave of outrage among (…)

  • Dortmund’s Hakimi Risks Punishment for George Floyd Tribute During Match
    3 June 2020, by Ginette

    The Moroccan international, Achraf Hakimi, was carried away by the emotion provoked by the death of the 46-year-old African American, George Floyd, who died of suffocation during a violent arrest by white police officers on Monday in Minneapolis. A strong and symbolic gesture, but one that could cost the Atlas Lion dearly.
    The news in recent days has been marked by riots and other demonstrations in support of George Floyd, a victim of police violence in the United States. This is how, (…)

  • TF1 Faces Backlash Over Racist Term in TV Show Description, Sparking Online Outrage
    3 June 2020, by Sylvanus

    After the broadcast of the "Yasmina" episode of the series "Joséphine Ange Gardien" mentioning a "banlieue beurette", a sexist and racist term, the hashtags "#TF1Raciste" and "#JeNeSuisPasUneBeurette" have set the web on fire.
    TF1 rebroadcast an episode entitled "Yasmina" on Sunday. But the description of the episode mentioned a "banlieue beurette", a sexist and racist term that is controversial. "It’s a vernacular term that only makes sense here (in France). Because it refers to a French (…)

  • Belgian Union Leader Under Fire for Racist Social Media Posts
    3 June 2020, by Sylvanus

    Following the "racist" slip-up of Éric Labourdette, trade union representative of the firefighters, Brussels deputy Hicham Talhi filed a complaint with the SLFP union. A report to Unia as well.
    This complaint by the deputy follows two Facebook posts by the trade union representative of the emergency zones on his private profile. "Curious to hear the reaction of the BONOBOS parliamentarians!! Ah no, never in that sense, it doesn’t attract any votes!!" he had written on May 21. A few hours (…)

  • Interior Minister Refers New Police Racism Case to Courts After Facebook Group Exposed
    6 June 2020, by Prince

    The Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner, referred the matter to the courts on Friday in a new case of racist and discriminatory remarks exchanged by members of the law enforcement agencies in a private group on Facebook.
    After Rouen, another case of "racist, homophobic and sexist messages" posted in a private group on Facebook reserved for law enforcement, called "TN Rabiot Police Officiel", and composed of 8,000 members, was revealed by the news site StreetPress.
    On Friday, (…)

  • Brussels Fire Department Faces Scrutiny Over Lack of Diversity
    7 June 2020, by Sylvanus

    The Brussels State Secretary, Pascal Smet (one.brussels), will conduct an external, independent radiography of the Fire and Emergency Medical Service (Siamu) of the Brussels-Capital Region on the theme of diversity. This initiative stems from racist incidents.
    "The historical culture of Siamu or the police is not always open to diversity. The composition of the firefighters’ corps also does not reflect the diversity of Brussels. There are very few women (11 out of 1109 for the operational (…)

  • Police Reform: France Bans Controversial Neck Restraint in Law Enforcement
    9 June 2020, by Sylvanus

    Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced on Monday, June 8, 2020, the end of the "neck grip, so-called stranglehold" method and its teaching in schools.
    "The neck grip method, known as the stranglehold, will be abandoned and will no longer be taught in police and gendarmerie schools," the minister said at a press conference. Furthermore, if a police officer or gendarme has to hold someone on the ground during an arrest, it will now be forbidden to lean on their neck or throat." (…)