Racism

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• French Rugby Star Sanctioned for Racist Remarks in Viral Video
  9 July 2024, by Prince

  The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has sanctioned Melvyn Jaminet, the fullback of the French national team, who made racist remarks in a video that was mistakenly shared on his social media.
  "My mom asking me if I partied? I swear the first Arab I come across on the road, I’ll give him a helmet hit. I’m telling you, I’ll give him a helmet hit," Jaminet hammered in the video posted after the French national team’s victory in Argentina (13-28). In response to this publication, Cédric Doumbè, (…)

• Barcelona Prodigy Lamine Yamal Faces Backlash Over Spain National Team Choice
  13 July 2024, by Prince

  The Spanish international of Moroccan and Equatorial Guinean origin, Lamine Yamal, was the victim of racism from Moroccans in Mataró (Barcelona), after deciding to play for La Roja, reveals a close friend of the 16-year-old striker who is racking up precocity records.
  "When he decided to play for Spain instead of Morocco, he received a lot of hatred from the Moroccan community (in Mataró, editor’s note), they saw it as a betrayal," revealed on the Espejo Público morning show on Antena 3 (…)

• Racist Chants Mar Spain’s Euro Victory Celebration, Target Young Star Lamine Yamal
  18 July 2024, by Prince

  Racist chants against Lamine Yamal were chanted on Monday during the celebration of the Spanish team’s victory at the Euro on the Plaza Cibeles in Madrid.
  While the vast majority of the fans and supporters present were chanting "Lamine Yamal, I love you more every day", launched by Álvaro Morata, captain of the Roja, others preferred to chant racist chants against the young player of Moroccan and Equatorial Guinean origin.
  In a video circulated on social media, a group of people on the (…)

• French Rugby Star Melvyn Jaminet Under Investigation for Alleged Racist Death Threats
  18 July 2024, by Sylvanus

  The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation for "death threat on the grounds of origin" against the French rugby player Melvyn Jaminet following a report from SOS Racisme.
  Melvyn Jaminet will pay dearly for his remarks. On July 9, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation for "death threat on the grounds of origin" against the French rugby player. This procedure stems from a report by SOS Racisme. The fullback of the French XV is also the subject of an internal (…)

• Bordeaux Police Officer Files Harassment Complaint, Alleges Racism Against Superior
  27 July 2024, by Sylvanus

  In Bordeaux, a policewoman "who is tired of being referred to her Maghrebi origins" and who is "outraged" by the "hostile and offensive" service atmosphere has filed a complaint for "moral harassment" against her superior. She also accuses him of racist remarks. The IGPN is conducting an investigation to determine whether the facts are proven or not.
  The information published by Libération that two policewomen have filed a complaint against their superior has been confirmed by Frédérique (…)

• French Rugby Star Suspended 8 Months for Racist Remarks
  27 July 2024, by Sylvanus

  French rugby player Melvyn Jaminet, fullback of the French national team, who made racist remarks in a video shared on his social networks, has been given several months of suspension.
  Melvyn Jaminet pays dearly for his racist remarks. In a statement released on Friday, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) announced that it has imposed a 34-week suspension, or nearly 8 months, on the France XV fullback, three weeks after his racist remarks made in a video during the Bleus’ tour of South (…)

• RN Deputy’s Aide Accused of Racist Remarks at Paris Bar, Victims File Complaint
  27 July 2024, by Prince

  Julie Gahinet, the collaborator of the Rassemblement national deputy, Julien Odoul, is accused of having made racist remarks against Moroccan customers in a bar in Paris. The person concerned denies the facts. The victims have filed a complaint.
  Of Moroccan origin, Younès (pseudonym), 35, and Nora and Inès (pseudonym), 36, tell Street Press that they were victims of racist remarks on Wednesday, July 17, while they were having a drink on the terrace of the Rosa Bonheur sur Seine, located (…)

• Spanish-Moroccan Boxer Ayoub Ghadfa Aims for Olympic Gold After Overcoming Adversity
  4 August 2024, by Prince

  Ayoub Ghadfa, a Spanish boxer of Moroccan origin, is aiming for gold at the Paris Olympics. The 25-year-old fighter, who had a difficult childhood and suffered racism, is in the super heavyweight (+92 kg) semifinals after winning his bout against Armenian Davit Chaloyan on Friday.
  Born in Marbella in 1998 to Moroccan parents, Ayoub grew up in Malaga where he was the victim of harassment and racism at school because of his origin and physique. To learn to defend himself, he started taking (…)

• Spanish Mayor Faces Backlash for Racist Comments About Moroccan Immigrants
  22 August 2024, by Prince

  Risto Mejide, presenter of "Todo Es Mentira", firmly condemned on Monday the "extremely racist" message of Xavier García Albiol, mayor of Badalona, who described Moroccan migrants as criminals in a post on X.
  During Tuesday’s show, the presenter asked the mayor if he regretted this post. "No. I cannot put the immigration issue aside," Albiol replied, asserting that Moroccans are criminals, due to their nationality and the way they dress. How does he recognize a Moroccan just by looking at (…)

• Moroccan Bar Association Files Complaint Against Algerian Commentator for Racist Remarks
  30 August 2024, by Sylvanus

  Shocked by the racist remarks targeting Moroccans and King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan Bar Association has filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor of the Paris Judicial Court against the Algerian Mehdi Ghezzar, now the former columnist of the show "Les Grandes Gueules".
  The Moroccan Bar Association (CAM) condemns Mehdi Ghezzar’s infamous remarks about the kingdom, King Mohammed VI and the Moroccan people. During his intervention in the "Hebdo Show" program on the Algerian channel AL24 (…)