Hate crime
The latest news and comment on hate crime
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Referendums are supposed to make people happy. Why are even leave voters upset?The science of happiness can help explain why Britons are so unhappy with the Brexit result – even those who voted to leave the European Union
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Britain needs to talk about the R-word: racism – videoThe Guardian’s political editor, Anushka Asthana, says the Leave camp have let a genie out of a bottle, and they must put it back
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‘A frenzy of hatred’: how to understand Brexit racismCampaigners and victims are reporting a rise in racist abuse since the referendum. Has it always been there under the surface – and will this ‘celebratory racism’ cause lasting damage?
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Britons urged to wear safety pins in solidarity with immigrants#safetypin trends on Twitter after surge in reports of racist and xenophobic incidents after EU referendum
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Why are the police failing too many victims of disability hate crime?Daniel Smith, an autistic man, was charged with assault by police after an alleged attack on him. His is not an isolated case
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Incidents of anti-Muslim abuse up by 326% in 2015, says Tell MAMAMonitoring group’s report paints picture of an explosion of anti-Muslim hate, with women disproportionately targeted by mostly teen perpetrators
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UK faith leaders unite in condemning post-referendum rise in xenophobic abuseUN human rights chief urges UK authorities to prosecute those responsible after police record 57% rise in hate crime following Brexit vote
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Ethnic minorities ask: 'How did Great Britain become Little England?'We asked people around the country to share their experiences after the EU referendum result
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The Guardian view on homophobia after Orlando: to fix it, we must first face itEditorial: The west is these days happy to champion sexual diversity as one of its values. But the shallow roots of tolerance lead to hesitancy in naming a hate crime for what it is
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New BBC documentary series to examine US hate crimesThree-part BBC3 series, among a raft of new commissions, will examine the psychology of those involved
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Antisemitism watchdog adds (((echo))) symbol to hate list after Jews targetedSymbol is ‘online equivalent of taunting someone verbally’, says US watchdog the Anti-Defamation League chief, days after Google removes antisemitic Chrome extension
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Trump urged to cancel event near place where Latino man was killed in 2008Trump fundraiser on Thursday is ‘a finger in the eye’ of Patchogue’s Ecuadorians who still endure racism that led to hate crime against Marcelo Lucero in 2008
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Sadiq Khan's concern for London's Jews shames his smearing Tory foesThe contrast between the Labour mayoral candidate’s understanding of hate crime and community relations and Zac Goldsmith’s lack of it is tellingly sharp
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'The LGBT community is invisible': using data to fight hate crime in the BalkansIn Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia, NGOs are collecting hate crime data and leveraging the countries’ EU ambitions to push for rights
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Mark Carson murder: jury finds New York man guilty of anti-gay hate crimeElliot Morales was accused in the shooting death of Carson, a gay man killed on 17 May 2013 after a brief verbal dispute in New York’s West Village
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Violence in Capitol Hill: is this the end of the line for Seattle's gay neighborhood?In response to the recent spate of LGBT hate crimes, residents are pushing back against the influx of ‘tech bros’ who are displacing and harming the community
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2015 sees fall from record rate of antisemitic hate crimesDespite large fall compared to 2014, last year third-worst since Community Security Trust began monitoring hate crimes against Jews 30 years ago
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Race hate crimes reported on UK railways rise 37% in five yearsBritish transport police log average of 5.5 incidents a day in 2015 across England, Wales, Scotland and London underground
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One in four in UK have seen racial hate crime this year, survey findsDon’t walk on by is the message of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day as two survivors of recent genocide tell of their debt to bystanders who stepped in
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Bijan Ebrahimi wasn’t alone: far too many disabled men are accused of sex crimesAfter the murder of the disabled refugee research is needed into why disability hate crime happens – and police forces need to work together
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Why the Sun’s ‘jihadi’ poll is dubious – and its headline dangerousA survey on British Muslim sympathies doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, yet it has been aggressively reported by the Sun just when hate crimes are soaring
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Assault of Muslim woman in Toronto seems 'motivated by hate', police sayWoman treated for injuries after being beaten and robbed by two men Monday in incident that occurred days after Ontario mosque set ablaze following Paris attacks
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Holocaust denial 'not protected under free expression laws'European court of human rights rejects appeal by French comic Dieudonne who wished to stage ‘the biggest antisemitic meeting’ since the war
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Man who threw pensioner's walking frame off bus in racist attack jailedCPS says Kashif Samuels, 25, jailed for 16 weeks after video on social media showed him shouting racist abuse at pensioner on 149 bus
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Muslim leaders in UK warn of 'worrying' levels of IslamophobiaMuslim Council of Britain expresses concern at figures showing anti-Muslim attacks in London increased by 70% in year up to July
In the aftermath of Brexit, police must improve hate crime training