Racism

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• Liverpool Fan Jailed for Racist Tweets Targeting Mohamed Salah
  2 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  Gary Hyland, a football supporter, was convicted by the Liverpool Magistrates’ Court for posting a series of racist messages on the Twitter account of Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah on August 6th.
  A tasteless joke landed him in jail. It all started from an online discussion that a supporter had with Liverpool fans. Gary Hyland, 32, joked that the Egyptian striker prayed at Mecca at halftime and sent modified images of the entire team praying to Allah, reports alnas.fr.
  In response to (…)

• Inter’s Lukaku Faces Racist Monkey Chants During Cagliari Match
  4 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Belgian striker of Inter Milan, Romelu Lukaku, was the target of racist chants on Sunday, September 1, during his team’s match in Cagliari, Sardinia, counting for the 2nd day of Serie A.
  Repeat offenders despite the sanctions announced by FIFA, the club’s supporters could not resist the urge to distract Lukaku. The Inter striker, who was about to take a penalty for his club, heard these monkey chants coming from the stands. Determined to give his team the advantage and show his (…)

• Mississippi Wedding Venue Sparks Outrage After Refusing Interracial Couple
  5 September 2019, by Ginette

  A property hosting wedding parties in the southern United States has opposed hosting the union of a black man and a white woman. The reason is simple: the establishment does not tolerate homosexual and interracial marriages.
  While the newlyweds had already agreed several days earlier with the managers of the Boone’s camp event hall in Mississippi, they received an email in which they were refused on the grounds of "religious beliefs".
  The facts were mentioned in a video that went viral (…)

• Journalist Sparks Controversy with Comments on Immigrant Integration in France
  6 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  The issue of integration in France was at the heart of a program on LCI on Wednesday, September 4. Invited to speak on the matter, the journalist Zineb El Rhazoui stated: "Sometimes, there is not really a willingness to integrate on the part of those who come."
  Invited on LCI to discuss the integration of immigrants in France, the journalist declared: "Foreigners very easily obtain full citizenship, they have the same rights as those who have had French citizenship for centuries."
  And (…)

• Moroccan Mother in Belgium Alleges Decade of Racist Harassment by Neighbor
  17 September 2019, by Ginette

  A mother tired of the racism she is a victim of is crying out in frustration. Hayat, a mother of three, claims to be a victim of racism and nuisance for more than 10 years. At her wit’s end, the resident of Sambreville in Belgium recounts what she experiences on a daily basis in her neighborhood.
  "It screams, it really screams loudly," the mother tells RTL Info. "Already, yesterday, around 2 or 3 in the morning, it was still shouting outside. We had diarrhea on the door and urine. It’s (…)

• Former Newcastle Coach Banned for Racist Remarks Against Young Players
  21 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  The former coach, Peter Beardsley, of the Newcastle reserve team, was sanctioned for 32 weeks for racist insults against several young Magpies players.
  The Newcastle officials did not wait for the opening of an investigation by the English Football Federation before dismissing the accused.
  And yet, after being relieved by the Magpies, Beardsley, 58, was prosecuted in March last year by the English Football Federation. The latter finally suspended him for a period of 32 weeks from any (…)

• Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva Faces Backlash Over Racially Insensitive Tweet About Teammate
  24 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  Bernardo Silvo has drawn the wrath of internet users by making a racist joke about his teammate Benjamin Mendy.
  Racist behaviors, although condemned by national and international football authorities, remain in the habits of certain individuals. Bernado Silvio learned this the hard way. He didn’t think he would get away with trying to have fun with his teammate Mendy.
  The Manchester City forward made a joke on Twitter in which the Portuguese compared his teammate to an advertising (…)

• Ivorian Immigrants in Morocco Face Challenges with Residency, Jobs, and Discrimination
  26 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  In Morocco, Ivorians face difficulties related to the acquisition of the residence card, lack of employment and racism.
  Ivorians are not doing well in Morocco. This is at least what an Ivorian national contacted in Rabat by the local site KOACI has confessed.
  According to the latter, Morocco is not the Eldorado dreamed of by many young Ivorians. Among the difficulties encountered by Ivorians, A.D. first mentions the acquisition of the residence card.
  "If you don’t have this document, (…)

• Paris Prosecutor Launches Probe into Eric Zemmour’s Anti-Immigration Speech
  2 October 2019, by Ginette

  Three days after the highly controversial remarks made by the polemicist Eric Zemmour on immigration and Islam during the Convention of the Right, broadcast live on LCI, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office announced on Tuesday, October 1, the opening of an investigation for "public insults" and "public incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence".
  In his speech, delivered at the Convention of the Right, organized by close associates of Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, Eric Zemmour launched a (…)

• Journalist Criticizes Media Platforms for Tolerating Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
  8 October 2019, by Ginette

  Journalist Jean-Michel Aphatie is surprised by the presence of Éric Zemmour on the media scene after his anti-Muslim speeches. The latest one was delivered at the Convention of the Far Right. According to him, he should be denied access to TV sets, in order to protect viewers from the discriminatory remarks often disseminated by the man.
  Jean-Michel Aphatie denounces a "double standard" policy. He does not understand why, despite his unpleasant remarks, Eric Zemmour continues to be (…)