Racism

Articles

• Study: Immigrant Children in Spain Face 36% Lower Hiring Rates, Moroccan Youth Among Most Affected
  21 March 2023, by Prince

  12% of children of immigrants, including those of Moroccan origin, suffer from discrimination in hiring, according to a study by the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion.
  The children of Spaniards have 36% more chances than immigrants to be selected at the end of a recruitment process, indicates the study carried out by the Ortega y Gasset Research Institute, with the support of the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia (Oberaxe) under the Ministry of Inclusion, based on the submission of (…)

• Hate Crimes Rise 5% in France, Interior Ministry Reports
  22 March 2023, by Prince

  Racist, xenophobic or anti-religious crimes or offenses in France increased by 5% in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to the statistical service of the French Ministry of the Interior.
  The latest data from the French Ministry of the Interior indicate that "12,600 offenses were recorded due to ethnicity, nationality, a supposed race or religion across the French territory, 6,600 crimes or offenses and 6,000 contraventions" during the year 2022. In detail, more than 3,000 (…)

• Italian Marathon Record-Breaker Responds to Racist Attacks with Message of Unity
  22 March 2023, by Sylvanus

  After breaking the Italian marathon record (2h07:16), Iliass Aouani faced racist insults. On the web, he was attacked in particular on his Moroccan origins. Rather than using the same tone as his detractors, the athlete chose to respond elegantly.
  What Italian record? Did we steal it from the Moroccan federation?" The Italian middle and long distance runner Iliass Aouani was the target of racist insults after his latest triumph. To respond to his detractors, the native of Fquih Ben Salah (…)

• Racist Attack Near Barcelona Leaves Moroccan Man Permanently Disabled, Suspect Faces Prison
  23 March 2023, by Said

  A man faces a sentence of seven years and four months in prison for tearing off a piece of finger from a man of Moroccan origin while hurling racist insults at him and his son.
  The suspect is accused of causing permanent disability to the victim’s hand by tearing off his phalanx, which could never be reconstructed. The public prosecutor is also demanding nearly 14,000 euros in compensation for the physical and moral damage caused to the victims.
  The attack took place as the Moroccans (…)

• Study Reveals Growing Racial Bias in French Social Housing Applications
  25 March 2023, by Sylvanus

  In France, ethno-racial discrimination in access to social housing is increasing. This is revealed by a survey conducted by two economists under the aegis of the Abbé Pierre Foundation.
  Between April and May 2022, a testing campaign was carried out by the economists Sylvain Chareyron and Yannick L’Horty with 1,875 registration desks. Each desk received emails signed by two different candidates - one of French origin, the other of presumed West African origin - who wished to file a social (…)

• Moroccan Soccer Team Faces Racist Abuse at Madrid Hotel During Ramadan
  27 March 2023, by Ginette

  Arrived in Spain since Sunday in the context of the friendly match against Peru, the Moroccan players were insulted by employees of the hotel where they are staying in Madrid.
  While the stay of the Atlas Lions since Sunday, March 26, in Madrid was going smoothly, an incident is tarnishing the good atmosphere. Employees of the Eurostars Madrid Towers hotel, the residence of the Moroccan delegation, attacked the players and the Muslim religion on Instagram.
  "We serve them Ramadan shit. (…)

• Eurostars Hotels Apologizes for Racist Remarks Against Moroccan Soccer Team
  28 March 2023, by Ginette

  The day after the insulting and racist remarks that the Moroccan football players were victims of at the Eurostars Madrid Tower, the hotel chain officially apologized to the Moroccan national football team and to Morocco, for these remarks which in no way represent "the company’s policy".
  In addition to the photos highlighted by the Spanish media, there was also a video widely circulated on social media showing a waiter and a group of employees insulting the national team and their Muslim (…)

• Spanish Man Faces Prison for Alleged Racist Act Against Moroccan Child in Valencia
  30 March 2023, by Prince

  A man had racist behavior towards a 10-year-old girl of Moroccan origin when the events took place in 2020 in Siete Aguas (Valencia). The Valencia prosecutor’s office has requested eight months in prison against him for a presumed hate crime.
  The accused denied the facts during the trial that was held on Wednesday. "There was no incident," he told the prosecutor. In his indictment, the prosecution argues that on November 30, 2020, the accused passed by the school in the neighborhood with (…)

• PSG Coach Galtier Accused of Racist Remarks During Nice Tenure
  12 April 2023, by Prince

  The former general manager of OGC Nice, Julien Fournier, accuses Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Christophe Galtier of making racist remarks during his time at the Nice club.
  "He came into my office and greeted his son [who is also his agent, editor’s note], who told me ’you can check with my father what I told you’. Once his son had left, I told Christophe about the discussion I had just had and asked him if it was all true. He then replied that ’yes’ and that I had to take into account (…)

• Barcelona Police Under Investigation for Alleged Racist Assault on Moroccan Man
  15 April 2023, by Prince

  The Cornellà (Barcelona) investigating court has opened an investigation since November against five local police officers, accused of racist assault by Imad, a 20-year-old Moroccan.
  In his complaint, the Moroccan explained that he was the victim of racist insults and assault by the local police officers in Cornellà (Barcelona). "They beat me because I’m Moroccan," he said. The events date back to the early morning of October 24, 2022 and are reported in a video recorded by the plaintiff, (…)