Racism

Articles

• Belgium Introduces Mandatory Anti-Racism Courses for Banned Football Fans
  13 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  After approving the measure that "football fans who make racist or homophobic comments must be immediately banned from the stadium", the Belgian Pro League announced on Tuesday that these supporters will now have to take a course before being reintegrated into the stands.
  Ban from stadiums, but also punish all those responsible for "discriminatory and hurtful chants and statements". This is the objective of the Pro League, which brings together the 24 Belgian professional clubs.
  With (…)

• Rising Xenophobia Threatens Migrants in Greece, UN-Backed Network Warns
  15 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  Racist and xenophobic incidents towards migrants in Greece are worrying the Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN). The network therefore pleads for the safe transfer of refugees and for their smooth adaptation in their reception structures, according to a press release.
  Coordinated by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), this network brings together around forty human rights NGOs.
  These organizations are witnessing the deplorable living conditions of more than 34,000 (…)

• Leaked Data Reveals Belgian Neo-Nazis Active on Defunct Extremist Forum
  18 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  Fascist and racist members were unmasked on Iron march, an online forum for neo-Nazis, which housed some 3,548 young users, including Belgians.
  Registered for the most part under false profiles, the members of this forum, homophobes, Islamophobes and anti-Semites, claimed to be ready for action through the creation of local militias.
  The Flemish newspaper, De Morgen, was able to access the data of some of the participants, including four Flemings, one Walloon and a French woman, (…)

• Racist Graffiti and Threats Target Mosque in Gap, France
  18 November 2019, by Ginette

  Racist and Islamophobic graffiti was discovered on Sunday on the walls of the Assalam mosque in Gap in the Hautes-Alpes.
  The vandals took advantage of the night to commit their act. Among the racist and Islamophobic graffiti on the wall of the mosque, there were Celtic crosses, inscriptions such as "Islam out", "Long live France", "Islam = kill", "Veiled women = big bitches" and other blasphemous insults. A threatening letter was also left on the forecourt of the place of worship.
  The (…)

• PSG Star Achraf Hakimi Accuses Spanish Police of Racial Profiling
  27 November 2019, by Kamal

  The Moroccan international, Achraf Hakimi, is disgusted by the racist behavior of the traffic police in Spain. Often stopped at checkpoints, he deplores the cruel misunderstandings of the police who mistook him for car thieves.
  In a statement to the newspaper El mundo Deportivo, the Atlas Lion denounced the racist attitude of the Spanish Police services. "Even if you have a Spanish passport, they only look at an Arab name and a Moroccan face. I don’t know if it’s deliberate, but they are (…)

• Moroccan Blogger Faces Backlash Over Racist Joke About Newborn Niece
  27 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  Blogger Sara Abujad posted a video on YouTube on Friday, November 22 that quickly provoked the wrath of Internet users. The racist nature of this video, in which she makes a tasteless joke about the skin color of her newborn niece, is the cause.
  A buzz that will have flopped. In this video, she describes "the greatest fear of her life" at the birth of her niece, Nevine. She wanted to make a joke to her brother-in-law who was absent during his wife’s delivery, reports TelQuel. She presents (…)

• Amsterdam School Accused of Discrimination After Rejecting Moroccan Child’s Enrollment
  3 December 2019, by Kamal

  A mother of Moroccan origin said she was "shocked" by the discriminatory attitude of the administration of a school in Amsterdam. The case has caused an uproar among members of the pro-Islam and pro-immigration party Denk, who deplored this rise of racism in the country.
  A Moroccan woman living in Amsterdam had sent an electronic registration request to a school on the west side of the city last week. But she was surprised by the negative response from the school, due to lack of space. (…)

• Comedian Elie Semoun Compares Controversial Pundit Eric Zemmour to Hitler, Citing ’Dangerous Ideas’
  3 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  Comedian Elie Semoun has made rather surprising criticisms of commentator Eric Zemmour, a columnist on "Face à l’info" on CNews. He almost compared him to the former German statesman Adolf Hitler.
  "He is a racist, a bit xenophobic and his intelligence is unbearable, because these are simple and dangerous ideas." Comedian Elie Semoun describes commentator Eric Zemmour. He will not hesitate to draw a parallel between the CNews columnist and the founder of Nazism Adolf Hitler.
  "I think (…)

• Actress Hafsia Herzi Fined for Racial Slur in Ride-Share Dispute
  5 December 2019, by Bladi.net

  Actress Hafsia Herzi has just been fined 500 euros for racial insults. This is the verdict handed down by the Paris Court of Appeal.
  Found guilty in this case, the actress admits to having made such remarks but accuses the driver of having initiated this procedure for money, reports Le Point.
  Solicited in 2017 in Paris to help the actress run an errand, the VTC driver was subjected to Hafsia Herzi’s reproaches. He had refused to drop her off at the indicated location on the grounds that (…)

• Manchester Derby Marred by Racist Incident; Fan Arrested
  10 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Manchester police arrested and placed in custody on Saturday, November 7, a 41-year-old man suspected of a racist gesture during the Manchester derby.
  The arrest of this forty-year-old follows the publication of a video that went viral on social media. In this video, a supporter appears to make a racist gesture during the football match between Manchester United and Manchester City (2-1).
  In a statement, a Manchester police official, Chris Hill, hammered that no form of racism has a (…)