As he was taking the train from Ottignies to Chastre as usual last Friday, Hicham Zougagh, municipal councilor in Chastre, was subjected to racist insults. A passenger called him a "dirty Arab bastard" without being in any way disturbed.
The latest report on human rights in the world published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) states that there has been a flagrant violation of these rights in France. According to HRW, under the pretext of fighting terrorism, in the aftermath of the assassination of Samuel Paty in October 2020, the government has allowed itself to engage in serious excesses.
For not having quickly filed his report, Amar Benmohamed, the police officer who had denounced racism and mistreatment of his colleagues towards prisoners at the Paris courthouse holding cells, received a "warning" from his superiors. This is what his lawyer revealed.
Despite numerous awareness campaigns, racism continues to prevail in the world of football and Younès Belhanda has once again experienced it. The Moroccan international was subjected to discriminatory remarks from a member of the disciplinary board of his club Galatasaray.
The use of the word "negro" in a question during a physics class at the Royal Athenaeum of Bruges has caused controversy in Belgium. Shocked, a senior student shared the question on social media.
"Illegitimate" is the title of the book by Moroccan journalist Nesrine Slaoui , whose release is scheduled for this week. In this book, the young woman gives a fairly detailed testimony on her journey as a "class defector", from the HLM in Vaucluse to the benches of Sciences Po Paris.
The imam of the Grand Mosque of Toulouse will be tried before the criminal court in the coming days. He is accused of "incitement to racial hatred" during an Arabic sermon dating back three years.
The door of the prayer room of the Al Salam mosque in Beaucaire, in the Gard, was covered, in the night from Saturday to Sunday, with racist and hateful graffiti. An investigation has been opened to identify and arrest the author.
The Antwerp police are accused of having beaten a 16-year-old boy during a check related to compliance with health measures. The police officer who hit the teenager claims to have wanted to protect himself, but witnesses denounce a racist act and an abuse of power.
In Sweden, H&M is the subject of an investigation following a report showing a woman victim of discrimination in one of its stores. The brand is accused of racism.
Myriam Sakhri, a 32-year-old gendarme, had committed suicide at her official residence. According to her family, her act would have been caused by the harassment she would have suffered from a superior and other soldiers.
Four French police officers are the subject of an investigation opened on Tuesday by the police’s internal affairs department for having beaten up a music producer. They are accused of "violence" and "forgery in public writing".