Racism

Articles

• Vinicius Incident Ignites Renewed Debate on Racism in Spanish Society
  25 May 2023, by Prince

  The debate on racism is raging on social media and in the Spanish media since Sunday, when Real Madrid player Vinicius Jr. was called a "monkey" by some Valencia supporters.
  Racism is rampant in Spain on a daily basis, in all its forms. Many foreigners suffer from discrimination because of their origin and ethnicity. On Tuesday, the Spanish justice system condemned the owner of a restaurant for having fired Pedro Hernández, a 50-year-old waiter, after learning that he was Gypsy. (…)

• Rising Racism in Spain: Thousands of Hate Crimes Go Unreported Annually
  28 May 2023, by Prince

  Racism is on the rise in Spain. Each year, nearly 2,000 cases of racism, in all its forms, are recorded in the country.
  Some 1,800 hate crime cases are recorded in Spain each year, 90% of which are not reported, declares Karoline Fernández de la Hoz, director of the Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia, to the Spanish channel La Sexta. And for good reason, the "fear" of victims that the complaint will not be successful. "We need a social rejection of racist incidents," she added.
  Cases (…)

• Spanish Singer Sparks Outrage Over Alleged Racist Comment About Moroccan Thief
  30 May 2023, by Prince

  Spanish singer Ana Guerra has drawn the ire of Internet users after writing in a recent post that she was the victim of a theft by a Moroccan. A post deemed racist.
  "While I was taking these photos, a Moroccan stole my bag," Ana Guerra wrote in a post on her Instagram account, provoking scathing criticism from Internet users who accuse her of being racist for mentioning the Moroccan nationality of the thief.
  Following these criticisms, the Canarian singer modified the post, replacing (…)

• Belgian Police Officers Accused of Racist Slurs and Violence During Kayaking Trip
  12 June 2023, by Prince

  While they were carrying out a kayak descent on the Lesse at the beginning of June, about fifteen agents from the Brussels-West police zone (Molenbeek-Berchem-Ganshoren-Jette-Koekelberg), apparently in a state of drunkenness, had a clash with a group of young Brussels people of Moroccan origin, aged between 14 and 18 years old. Racist insults would have been uttered.
  According to the police, some young people in the school group would have flirted with a policewoman. The young people, on (…)

• Kylian Mbappé Calls for Unified Player Walkouts to Combat Racism in Football
  14 June 2023, by Prince

  Kylian Mbappé is committed to fighting racism in the world of football. The captain of the Blues wants to work to "awaken the conscience of each one" on this sensitive issue that destroys the passion of the players.
  When questioned about the racism that continues to prevail in the world of football in Europe, Kylian Mbappé believes that it is time to act to banish this phenomenon from the stadiums. "We have to all leave the field (EDITOR’S NOTE: when this happens). If we leave, we will (…)

• Veiled Student Faces Islamophobic Remarks During Exam at Paris University
  24 June 2023, by Said

  A veiled student was the victim of racist remarks from an examiner during an end-of-year defense at the University of Paris-Dauphine.
  The student, perfectly entitled to wear her veil in the university context, was attacked less than two minutes after the start of the defense. The examiner in question addressed her, saying: "Aren’t you ashamed to wear the veil at Dauphine? We are in France here!" before urging her to "go back to Afghanistan", report Le Parisien and RMC.
  The incident (…)

• Former Nice Coach Galtier Detained in Racial Discrimination Probe
  30 June 2023, by Said

  Former OGC Nice coach Christophe Galtier, as well as his son John Valovic-Galtier, were taken into police custody on Friday as part of an investigation into allegations of discrimination within the club.
  The accusations were made following the leak of a presumed letter from Julien Fournier, former football director of OGC Nice, reporting misconduct by the two men. However, the authenticity of this letter and the accusations it contains remain to be determined.
  The justice system quickly (…)

• France Rebuts UN Claims of Systemic Racism in Police Force
  1 July 2023, by Said

  France has responded to the statement by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the "deep-rooted problems of racism and discrimination within the law enforcement".
  For the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the French law enforcement agencies are subject to a level of internal, external and judicial control that few countries can claim to have. The fight against racism and all forms of discrimination is at the heart of the missions of France and (…)

• Leila Slimani: Racism in France Becoming More Open and Public
  1 July 2023, by Prince

  The writer of Moroccan origin, Leila Slimani, believes that the French are no longer afraid today to admit that they are racist and to show it "publicly".
  Slimani has spoken about the reasons for her departure from France, which she says are not related to racism. "We moved because I wanted my children (12 and 6 years old) to have an environment like the one I loved as a child: the sea, the good weather, a small town where you can easily find your friends again...," the Moroccan confides (…)

• Racist Vandalism Targets Auch Mosque in France, Authorities Condemn Attack
  4 July 2023, by Prince

  The mosque in Auch (Gers) was covered in racist graffiti on Monday. Pieces of sausage were also found on the door handles of the place of worship, which had been the victim of an arson attack in 2015. The act was condemned by the authorities in the region.
  The worshippers of the mosque in Auch (Gers) discovered these racist graffiti on Monday and found that the place of worship had also been vandalized, reports La Dépêche. The mosque’s surveillance cameras should allow the identification (…)