Tag: hate crime

Stanford Offers Mental Health Counseling Over Cords Found on Campus That ‘May Represent Nooses’

Administrators at California’s Stanford University said they are investigating “two cords with loops that may represent nooses” found hanging on campus, and encouraged those disturbed by the discovery to seek mental health counseling. The items in question were found in a tree along a walking trail on early Monday morning, reported student newspaper The Standford…


Chelsea Fan Jailed for Eight Weeks Over Anti-Semitic Twitter Posts

A Chelsea fan has been jailed on Friday for posting a series of racist posts on Twitter. Nathan Blagg, 21, was sentenced to eight weeks in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He has pleaded guilty at the same court on Oct. 8 to seven counts of sending by public communication network an offensive matter. Blagg’s sentence was increased…


Hate Crimes in US, Including on Houses of Worship, Increasing, FBI Says

Hate crimes in the United States could surpass last year’s surge in attacks nationwide, with a rise in hate incidents targeting Houses of worship, from Jewish synagogues and Catholic churches to Muslim Mosques and Buddhist temples. According to Axios, the number of hate crime incidents reported nationwide this year could exceed 2020’s figures when the…


Antisemitism in Canada at Levels Not Seen Since World War II: Former Justice Minister

Canada has been experiencing some of the worst outbreaks of antisemitism not seen since the end of the Second World War, says former justice minister Irwin Cotler, Canada’s special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism. “What we’re witnessing has been a global escalation in antisemitism, but Canada has not been free from that…


UK Government Ignored Recommendations on Tackling Extremism: Former Counter-Terrorism Chief

The co-author of a review into the UK’s counter-terrorism strategies says he has heard nothing back on its recommendations from ministers eight months after its report was delivered. Former head of Britain’s anti-terror policing Sir Mark Rowley conducted the review along with the Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE). In February, the review found new laws…


Making Misogyny Hate Crime Will Increase the Problem: Boris Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday dismissed the suggestion that misogyny should be made a hate crime. The sentencing of Wayne Couzens, who abducted, raped, and murdered 33-year-old Sarah Everard in March when he was a serving police officer, has reignited calls to add women into the protective categories listed in the hate crime law…


Second Thoughts About That FBI Report of a 40% Spike in Anti-Black Hate Crime

The FBI’s latest annual report on hate crimes seemed to deliver more grim news about race relations in America, announcing a nearly 40% rise in anti-black hate crimes in 2020. Major news outlets trumpeted the headline-grabbing statistic, noting that it coincided with a rise in “white nationalism” and came amid a surge in anti-black “hostility” caused by summer 2020…


FBI Pittsburgh Encourages Western Pennsylvania to Report Hate Crimes

The FBI Pittsburgh field office, together with FBI headquarters and field offices throughout the nation, is engaged in a multifaceted statewide effort to build public awareness of hate crimes and encourage reporting to law enforcement. The strategy includes a public awareness campaign, community and media outreach, and law enforcement coordination, an FBI statement said. The…


Met Police Release New Images of Serial Anti-Semitic Assault Suspect

The Metropolitan Police on Wednesday released new images of a man suspected of multiple assaults on Jewish males in north London. The Met have been looking for the man since Aug. 20 following reports of five unprovoked attacks on Aug. 18. CCTV footage released by Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim shows the man—dressed in white Islamic…


FBI in New Jersey Encourages People to Report Hate Crimes

The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Office in Newark, New Jersey, will launch an advertising campaign aimed at informing people about hate crimes. The campaign will also encourage people who have witnessed or experienced hate crimes to report them to the FBI. FBI Special Agent in Charge George M. Crouch, Jr. announced in a statement…