France
An Influencer Reveals Why She Was Turned Away from a Paris Restaurant
An influencer recounts how she was turned away from a Paris restaurant because of her “African first name.”
Topic
Racism
France
Racial Controversy Erupts as Pierre Ménès Claims "Eleven Blacks" in French National Team
A heated controversy erupted this Thursday, September 4th around the former sports consultant Pierre Ménès. The broadcast of an excerpt from an interview in which he analyzes what he calls "the reality of French football" based on the skin color of the players has been widely circulated, culminating in this sentence on the French national team: "today, there are eleven Blacks".
Morocco
Moroccan Anti-Racism Groups Sound Alarm on Rising "Negrophobic" Hate Speech
In Morocco, the multiplication of hate messages and "negrophobic statements" published on social media in recent weeks, as well as the revival in Morocco of far-right concepts from Europe or the United States, such as the "great replacement" or the "migratory invasion", are worrying several associations, including the Anti-Racist Group for the Support and Defense of Migrants (Gadem) and the Network of Migration Journalists (RMJM).
France
Racism Plagues French Parliament: Deputies of Color Face Daily Harassment and Threats
In France, many deputies of sub-Saharan and Maghreb origin have become the target of everyday racism. Some of them have filed complaints.
France
Moroccan Restaurant Owner Faces Racist Assault in French Town, Sparking Outrage
The owner of a Moroccan restaurant in La Roche-Posay has given a poignant testimony about the racist assault she recently suffered.
Sport
Espanyol Star Calls for Deportation of Criminal Migrants, Sparks Immigration Debate
The Moroccan gem of Espanyol, Omar El Hilali , spoke out on a sensitive issue: immigration and the discrimination suffered by migrants in Spain. The young striker calls for the forced repatriation of criminal migrants.
Spain
Barcelona Man Arrested: Alleged Leader of Anti-Immigrant Group Planned "Hunts" Against Moroccans
The Civil Guard arrested a man in Barcelona on Monday, accused of being the leader of the Telegram group "Deport Them Now" which would have incited "hunts" against Moroccans in Torre Pacheco, near Murcia.
Morocco
Morocco Divided: Viral Campaign Demands Expulsion of Sub-Saharan Migrants
A campaign launched by Moroccan activists on social media, entitled "No to the settlement of sub-Saharan Africans", is becoming increasingly popular. The initiative explicitly calls for the expulsion of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.
France
Far-Right Leader Zemmour Acquitted in Controversial Immigration Remarks Case
Prosecuted for incitement to hatred on the grounds of origin, following his remarks made in 2022 regarding immigration and delinquency, Éric Zemmour has just been acquitted.
France
Unaccompanied Migrant Teens Allege Abuse and Racism at French Shelter, Sparking Investigation
Unaccompanied minors - Moroccans and Egyptians - have filed two complaints against an establishment in Montigny-le-Bretonneux that they accuse of abuse and racial discrimination.
France
Nurse Alleges Shocking Racism and Harassment at French Hospital, Sparking Outrage
Clauriane Kangi, a 27-year-old woman, says she was the victim of racism from a colleague when she was a nurse at the Jacques-Cartier hospital in Massy (Essonne).
France
Activist Mother Exposes Racism and Violence Against Immigrant Families in French Suburbs
In her book "The Power of Mothers: Towards a Revolutionary Subject" published in 2020, the Franco-Moroccan political scientist and activist Fatima Ouassak denounces the "de-infantilization" of racialized children and the violence against mothers in the working-class neighborhoods of the Paris suburbs.