Racism

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Wednesday said it has filed a protest with world governing body FIFA after defender Robert Renan was racially abused following a U20 World Cup match. Insults were directed at Renan as…

Spanish Police detained seven men on Tuesday over separate alleged hate crime incidents against Real Madrid football player Vinicius Jr as LaLiga urged changes to Spanish law that would enable it to take steps to curb racism in stadiums.…

Italian soccer will take a zero tolerance approach to racist fans, using technology to help identify offenders and ban them from stadiums, the head of Serie A said on Tuesday. The issue of racist abuse of players is high on the…

Almost 300 Ivoirians were repatriated on Thursday from Tunisia, where migrants say they no longer feel safe after President Kais Saied had said they represented a demographic threat. The ambassador of Ivory Coast in Tunis, Ibrahim Sy…

Tunisian president has denounced racism and pointed to possible legal consequences for perpetrators 10 days after announcing a crackdown on illegal migration using language the African Union condemned as "racialised hate speech". During a…

A Chinese national wanted in Malawi for filming children chanting racist slogans in Chinese has been arrested in neighbouring Zambia, an immigration official said. "He was arrested in Chipata, Zambia, after fleeing the country," Malawi…

Racist football fans must be identified and banned from stadiums for life, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina said, after several incidents of racism at the start of the Serie A season. AC Milan goalkeeper Mike…

An activist who had hoped to become Germany’s first Syrian refugee MP has stepped aside after receiving racist abuse and death threats, a move that has prompted calls to protect ethnic minority politicians. Tarek Alaows, who planned to…

Apple Inc on Wednesday said it was putting $60 million into a fresh round of projects aimed at challenging systemic racism, including its first foray into venture capital funding to back entrepreneurs of colour. Apple said it would…