FIFA Implements Zero-Tolerance Policy: Matches Forfeited for Racist Behavior
15 July 2019
FIFA matches where discriminatory or racist insults are made will be definitively forfeited, for the team concerned.
Racism
Arsenal Loanee Exits Match in Tears After Racist Abuse in German Friendly
12 July 2019
Jordi Osei-Tutu, on loan from Arsenal to Bochum, a club in the German 2nd division, was the victim on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, of racist remarks from an opposing player from St (…)
Morocco Unveils National Report on Racial Discrimination Efforts to Parliament
3 July 2019
The National Report on the Implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination brought together this Tuesday, July 2, 2019, (…)
Moroccan-Belgian News Anchor Faces Racist Backlash After Historic Debut
21 June 2019
Salima Belabbas took her first steps in presenting the news on Belgian television on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Stigmatized by viewers because of her Moroccan origins, she is seen (…)
French Authorities Thwart Neo-Nazi Plot to Attack Muslim and Jewish Sites
12 June 2019
A neo-Nazi cell has been dismantled by the French security services as it was planning attacks on Muslim and Jewish places of worship. The five members of the cell had prepared (…)
Anti-Terrorism Activist Latifa Ibn Ziaten Faces New Death Threats and Hate Messages
10 June 2019
The president of the Imad Ibn Ziaten Association for Youth and Peace, Latifa Ibn Ziaten, was the target this morning of hateful tags and death threats. Several messages were (…)
Far-Right Belgian Politician Apologizes for Offensive Moroccan Comparison
9 June 2019
An elected member of the Flemish far-right party Vlaams Belang was forced to apologize after publishing an image on Moroccans that she had posted a few days before the (…)
University of Lorraine Launches Probe into Alleged Racist Student Messages
30 April 2019
An administrative investigation has been opened at the University of Lorraine in eastern France, following "exchanges of racist remarks between students".
Muslim Women Denied Flea Market Registration Due to Hijabs in Northern France
29 April 2019
Two Muslim women were unable to register because of their veil last Saturday in Croix, in northern France. A discrimination they do not intend to let pass.
Muslim Family Denied Service at Normandy Restaurant, Father Files Discrimination Complaint
27 April 2019
While he wanted to have lunch on Monday with his wife and children in an establishment in Etretat (Seine-Maritime), in Normandy, a father was confronted with the server’s (…)