racism

Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ officer jailed 20 years for racist attack

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2024 (AFP) - A former Mississippi policeman who carried out a brutal attack on two Black men…

Japan FA condemns ‘shameful’ racist abuse of goalkeeper

DOHA, Jan 24, 2024 (AFP) - Japan's football association on Wednesday condemned the "shameful behaviour" of fans who racially abused…

Colorado paramedics found guilty of negligent homicide in Elijah McClain’s death

WASHINGTON, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - A jury in the western US state of Colorado on Friday found two paramedics…

UN rights experts slam ‘systemic racism’ in US police and courts

A new report by UN International experts advancing racial justice and equality in policing, published after an official visit to…

Three Argentine police jailed for life for race-hate killing

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Three police officers in Argentina were sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for the racially…

Brazil state approves ‘Vini Jr’s law’ against football racism

BRASÍLIA, June 7, 2023 (AFP) -- Legislators in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro approved a law on Tuesday…

Chinese diaspora bears brunt of Canada-Beijing tensions

By Mathiew LEISER, Marion THIBAUT Agence France-Presse TORONTO, Canada, May 24, 2023 (AFP) - The Chinese diaspora has been caught…

Three years after George Floyd: hopes dashed, progress mixed

  By Inès BEL AIBA Agence France-Presse MINNEAPOLIS, May 22, 2023 (AFP) - It's been nearly three years since a…

Biden weighs in after Tennessee vote to expel Black lawmakers

  Washington, United States | AFP | Friday 4/8/2023 by Inès BEL AIBA US President Joe Biden and Vice President…

Racism experienced ‘in every area of elite rugby’ in England: survey

London, United Kingdom (AFP) Racism has been experienced by players at all levels of elite rugby in England, according to…

NRL vows to get rid of racism after Australian rugby player abused

Sydney, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's National Rugby League vowed Friday to rid the sport of racism after South Sydney's Indigenous…

In Selma, Biden says US must face ‘the good, the bad’ of its history

SELMA, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden on Sunday stressed the importance of knowing the whole of US history,…

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