Racism

Articles

• Far-Right Activists Cleared in France-Morocco Match Violence Case as Appeal Collapses
  9 February, by Sylvanus

  On appeal, the seven far-right activists - including their probable ringleader, Marc de Cacqueray-Valménier - suspected of planning racist violence after the France-Morocco match in the 2022 World Cup semi-finals got off the hook. On Friday, the public prosecutor’s office withdrew its appeal, thus terminating the public action.
  On Friday, the public prosecutor’s office withdrew its appeal to open the trial on appeal, in the absence of the defendants, on the grounds that "the checks that (…)

• Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal Reflects on Racist Abuse at Real Madrid Match
  12 March, by Prince

  Lamine Yamal was the victim of racist insults last October at the Bernabéu stadium, during the Clasico that ended in a resounding 4-0 victory for Barça over Real. Nearly five months later, the Barcelona prodigy of Moroccan origin looks back on this episode.
  On October 26, Barça thrashed Real Madrid 4-0. Lamine Yamal had scored the third goal of the match in the 77th minute. After this achievement, the 17-year-old striker was the target of racist insults from Madrid supporters. "Fucking (…)

• French TV Host Bernard Montiel Recalls Childhood Trauma of Leaving Morocco
  30 March, by Sylvanus

  Born in Casablanca, French host and actor Bernard Montiel was deeply marked by his arrival in Bordeaux where he was a victim of racism.
  Invited to promote his weekly show Une heure avec..., Bernard Montiel, a guest on Quelle époque on Saturday, March 29, 2025 on France 2, talks about the defining moments of his childhood. As a child, he had been forced to leave Morocco, where he was born, for Bordeaux. A life change that he and his mother experienced very badly. "It was very violent (…)