Racism

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• French TV Host Sparks Backlash Over Bed Bug and Immigration Comments
  1 October 2023, by Sylvanus

  A French journalist is at the center of a controversy for having linked the proliferation of bed bugs to immigration.
  While receiving on Friday Nicolas Roux de Bézieux, founder-director of Badbugs.fr, a platform specialized in the management of pests such as bed bugs in his show "L’heure des pros" on CNews, presenter Pascal Praud questioned his guest about the link between the proliferation of bed bugs and immigration. "Do we know why there are more bed bugs today? Is it related to (…)

• US Orléans Soccer Coach Under Fire for Alleged Racist Comments About Maghrebian Players
  10 October 2023, by Sylvanus

  Players accuse coach Bernard Casoni of making racist remarks within US Orléans. Questioned, the person concerned explains himself without convincing.
  "They are no more stupid than Maghrebians." This is the sentence pronounced by Bernard Casoni in a press conference on September 21, when questioned about the difficulties he encounters in getting his group to adhere to his principles the day before the match between USO and Châteauroux, which raises lively controversies. "They (the players) (…)

• French Lawmaker to Sue Far-Right Rival Over ’Thug’ Slur During Minister’s Visit
  14 October 2023, by Sylvanus

  Renaissance deputy Belkhir Belhaddad (1st constituency of Moselle) has decided to file a complaint against Rassemblement national (RN) deputy Laurent Jacobelli (8th constituency of Moselle) who called him a "thug" during the visit of Olivier Véran, Minister Delegate in charge of Democratic Renewal and government spokesperson, to Hayange (Moselle), on Friday.
  The atmosphere was tense on Friday in Hayange (Moselle), during the visit of the Minister Delegate in charge of Democratic Renewal (…)

• Racist Attack in Southern France: Elderly Man Assaulted with Hammer, Suspects at Large
  16 October 2023, by Sylvanus

  A sexagenarian of Maghrebi origin was the victim of serious violence in Le Cannet (Alpes-Maritimes), in southern France. His lawyer denounces an assault "with an obvious racist motive". The police are conducting an investigation to determine the exact circumstances of the assault and arrest one of the assailants currently on the run.
  The events took place on October 14, 2023. "This sexagenarian was the victim of serious violence, having been beaten with fists and with a hammer that one of (…)

• Moroccan Father in France Changes Children’s Names to Combat Job and Housing Discrimination
  27 October 2023, by Sylvanus

  A Moroccan living in France who says he has been the victim of a certain everyday racism has revealed what he had to do to prevent his children from being victims of racism in the search for a job or an apartment.
  "I feel that there is more racism in France in the 1970s than today." In response to this statement by the host of the show "Pascal Praud et vous" broadcast on Europe 1, a listener of Moroccan origin says: "[...] You know racism, it’s quite perverse. Over time, racism is (…)

• Carpenter Sentenced for Denying Internship to Muslim Teen in Vesoul Discrimination Case
  29 October 2023, by Sylvanus

  In Vesoul, a man was sentenced to a prison term for making racist and discriminatory remarks against a young Muslim minor boy looking for an internship.
  A carpenter caught up in his racist and discriminatory remarks made against a teenager from the Child Welfare Service in the company of an educator, in Pesmes, Haute-Saône, nearly two years ago. The young boy wanted to do an internship. On Thursday, during his hearing at the Vesoul court, he recounted the facts. "I asked him his name, he (…)

• US Orléans Fires Coach Bernard Casoni Amid Racism Investigation
  7 November 2023, by Prince

  US Orléans announced the early termination of the contract of its coach Bernard Casoni, accused by club players of making racist remarks. He is replaced by Karim Mokkedem.
  "US Orléans announces the early termination of the employment contract of Mr. Bernard Casoni," the club officially announced in a statement, without giving further details. The coach had been suspended since October 10, after being the subject of a preliminary investigation for incitement to racial hatred or (…)

• Racist Graffiti Targeting Arabs Sparks Outrage in Brussels Suburb
  12 November 2023, by Sylvanus

  In Jette, a building on the Place du Miroir was the target of racist and Islamophobic tags. This has caused outrage from Mayor Claire Vandevivere and Internet users.
  A racist and Islamophobic insult was tagged on Wednesday on a building under renovation on the Place du Miroir in Jette. "Arab = thief" could be read on the building. Black paint now makes the tag invisible. "We gave the instruction to the services to remove the tag. But in the meantime, the contractor had removed it," says (…)

• Protests in Madrid Turn Anti-Moroccan as Thousands Rally Against PSOE-Junts Deal
  13 November 2023, by Prince

  For the ninth consecutive night, thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday in Ferraz, near the national headquarters of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) in Madrid, to protest against the PSOE-Junts agreement. Anti-Moroccan slogans were chanted during these demonstrations.
  "Puigdemont, in prison", "Pedro Sánchez traitor", "Felipe, defend your nation", "MENAS get out of Madrid", "You have no balls with the Moors", "No Moors, Spain is not a zoo". These are some of the slogans chanted by (…)

• Alleged Racist Murder in Spain: Man Faces 25 Years for Killing Moroccan Immigrant
  14 November 2023, by Prince

  Accused of racially motivated murder of Younes Bilal, the 38-year-old Moroccan killed in Mazarron (Murcia) in 2021, Carlos Patricio claims self-defense. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
  "I told him not to threaten me anymore, he rushed at me and I shot instinctively to protect myself. I didn’t want to kill him, but it happened," the defendant said during his trial before a popular jury at the provincial court of Murcia. The prosecution has requested 25 years in prison against him. The (…)