Elected Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais last Saturday, Sabah Aib admitted a few days later on Instagram that she had been the victim of racism on social networks. Through the voice of Othman Nasrou, Secretary of State for Citizenship and the Fight against Discrimination, the French government reacted to this matter, stating that it will be "intractable" in the face of racism.
The Fez police prefecture reacted to a video circulating on social media, in which a young Israeli woman holding Portuguese nationality claims to have been the victim of an alleged verbal assault, motivated by a supposed racial background linked to her Jewish religion.
Of Moroccan origin, Sabah Aib, 18, elected Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2024 last Saturday, says she is facing "a wave of racist hatred" on social media since her coronation.
In a video shared on social media, a French woman of Maghrebi origin recounts how she was the victim of discrimination in hiring because of her first name and religion. The post sparked a wave of outrage on the web.
While the M6 channel announced that it had "mutually agreed" to part ways with actress Claudia Mongumu who forms the couple Louise and Jalil with Algerian actor Ryad Baxx from its "Scènes de ménages" series, an investigation by Mediapart reveals that it is a termination of collaboration on the grounds of racism. The channel denies the accusations.
Spain’s candidacy for the 2030 World Cup alongside Morocco and Portugal seems threatened. Victim of racism on several occasions, the Brazilian striker of Real Madrid Vinicius Jr. affirms that the withdrawal of Spain as co-organizer of the 2030 World Cup should be considered as an option to ensure that measures are taken.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.