hate crime

Racist, xenophobic and religion-based hate crimes surged 32 percent in France last year, government figures showed on Wednesday, with a spike following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on Oct. 7. Police recorded 8,500 crimes…
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A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son pleaded not guilty Monday following his indictment by an Illinois grand jury. Joseph Czuba, 71, is charged in the…
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Antisemitic and Islamaphobic incidents have almost doubled in just over a week in London, police data showed on Friday, in the wake of the attack by Hamas militants on southern Israel nearly three weeks ago and subsequent bombardment by…
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A 71-year-old Illinois man accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 32-year-old woman was charged with a hate crime Sunday. Police allege he singled out the victims because of their Islamic faith and as a…
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Canadian police arrested and charged a male suspect after what they called a “hate-motivated incident” at a mosque in the province of Ontario on Thursday in which he allegedly drove toward a worshipper and yelled threats and religious…
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A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding three others Saturday in what authorities described as “racially motived…
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Jussie Smollett is seeking a new trial after being convicted of falsely reporting a hate crime. The 39-year-old actor was convicted of five felony counts of disorderly conduct for making false police reports, after staging a fake hate…
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Michigan police are investigating an alleged attack on a Muslim woman on board a flight to Detroit on Sept. 11 as a possible hate crime. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said it is reviewing the case to determine the final charges to…
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