Incidents of racism around the world

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July 2026

• Muslim woman assaulted in front of her child in Moncton parking lot

  A Muslim woman was harassed with racist insults and then physically assaulted in a parking lot on Mountain Street in Moncton, New Brunswick, while her seven-year-old child tried to defend her.

  Jul 18 · Moncton, CanadaReligious Discrimination1 source

• LFI activists allegedly insulted and assaulted at Lyon firefighters' ball

  During the firefighters' ball at the Corneille barracks in Lyon's 3rd arrondissement, activists of La France insoumise were allegedly subjected to racist and xenophobic insults and spitting, and one was struck on the head.

  Jul 13 · Lyon, FranceXenophobia1 source

• Far-right businessman assaults migrant, posts video online

  An Italian businessman and member of the far-right party 'National Future' knocked a migrant to the ground and punched him repeatedly in the face in San Benedetto del Tronto, then posted the video on social media.

  Jul 12 · San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy2 sources

• Man verbally attacks two 12-year-old Ukrainian girls on bus

  A man verbally attacked two 12-year-old Ukrainian girls on bus line 8 in Bielsko-Biała, shouting vulgar slurs and threats and telling them to leave Poland.

  Jul 11 · Bielsko-Biała, PolandXenophobia5 sources

• Black women officials and journalists targeted by racist comments online

  A ministry secretary and two SBT journalists were flooded with racist comments on Instagram attacking their hair, appearance and legitimacy after a joint interview about structural racism.

  Jul 11 · Brazil1 source

• Chinese state outlet posts AI video depicting Filipinos as monkeys

  A Chinese government-run outlet posted an AI-generated video on Facebook depicting Filipinos as monkeys, drawing condemnation from Philippine officials who demanded its removal.

  Jul 10 · China11 sources

• Mosque replica and anti-immigrant signs placed on loyalist bonfire in Moygashel

  A replica of a mosque labelled 'Islamic fascism' and signs reading 'Secure our borders' and 'End the threat of radical Islam' were placed on a loyalist Eleventh Night bonfire in Moygashel, County Tyrone.

  Jul 9 · Moygashel, United KingdomReligious DiscriminationXenophobia8 sources

• Pastor preaches sermon series claiming Black people divinely assigned to subordination

  A pastor at a church in Prescott, Arizona delivered a sermon series claiming God assigned Black people to a 'civilizational station of subordination and dependence' and urging the recolonisation of Africa by white Christians.

  Jul 8 · Prescott, United States1 source

• Argentine fans hurl beer cans and racist slurs at Egyptian supporters in Atlanta

  During the Argentina vs Egypt World Cup match in Atlanta, Argentine fans threw beer cans at Egyptian supporters and called them 'pigs', while at least one fan made a racist monkey gesture toward streamer Speed, who was wearing an Egypt shirt.

  Jul 7 · Atlanta, United States1 source

• Paraguayan senator's racist remarks against Kylian Mbappé spark outrage

  A Paraguayan senator made openly racist remarks about French footballer Kylian Mbappé, comparing him to a chimpanzee and using dehumanizing language, prompting condemnation from the French president and the Paraguayan government.

  Jul 6 · Paraguay1 source

• Trump shares post mocking hijab-wearing Somali kindergarteners

  President Trump shared a post on Truth Social that included a video of Somali American kindergarteners in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a caption mocking girls wearing hijabs.

  Jul 6 · Saint Paul, United StatesReligious DiscriminationXenophobia3 sources

• Brazilian woman in Portuguese shelter told to 'go back to her own land'

  A Brazilian woman living in a shelter for domestic violence victims in Aveiro, Portugal, said a participant in a meeting with gender equality officials told her human rights were only for Portuguese people and that she should pack her bags and return to her own country.

  Jul 6 · Aveiro, PortugalXenophobia1 source

• Trump posts doctored image of Obamas with graffiti-covered Air Force One

  President Donald Trump posted a falsified image showing Barack and Michelle Obama waving in front of an Air Force One plane covered in graffiti, including 'BLM' and Arabic text.

  Jul 5 · United States1 source

• Right-wing accounts attack UK Home Secretary over refugee plan

  Right-wing and nationalist accounts on X attacked Home Secretary Shabana Mahmoud over a new refugee route plan, targeting her Muslim faith and Pakistani origin and portraying refugees as a security threat.

  Jul 5 · United Kingdom1 source

• Trump shares doctored image of Obamas as apes on Truth Social

  US President Trump posted a digitally altered image on Truth Social showing Barack and Michelle Obama with their faces superimposed on the bodies of apes, a racist trope.

  Jul 5 · United States2 sources

• Fourth of July parade float depicting ICE mocked as racist, xenophobic

  A parade float in Traprock Valley, Michigan, featured people in costumes with signs reading 'Houghton County ICE' and a mock border hotline, drawing accusations that it mocked Mexicans and immigrants.

  Jul 4 · Traprock Valley, United StatesXenophobia1 source

• Black woman surrounded by masked white nationalists on D.C. Metro

  A Black woman sitting on a Washington, D.C. Metro train was surrounded by dozens of masked members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front as they traveled to a march in the city center.

  Jul 4 · Washington, United States1 source

• Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villagers near Ramallah

  Israeli settlers attacked residents of the village of Abu Falah and the town of Turmus Ayya northeast of Ramallah, preventing them from reaching their lands and assaulting citizens and foreign solidarity activists, injuring an elderly man and several activists with pepper spray.

  Jul 3 · Turmus Ayya, Palestine1 source

• Muslim farmer in Bowmanville targeted by online halal slaughterhouse campaign

  An online campaign falsely accused a Muslim farmer in Bowmanville, Ontario and other area farmers of operating an illegal halal slaughterhouse, leading to harassment, threats and calls to boycott halal meat.

  Jul 2 · Bowmanville, CanadaReligious DiscriminationXenophobia1 source

• Israeli colonists spray racist graffiti, block roads in Wadi Sa'ir

  Israeli colonists from a nearby outpost blocked roads with stones and sprayed racist slogans on walls in Wadi Sa'ir, northeast of Hebron, where the Al-Shalaldeh family lives.

  Jul 1 · Wadi Sa'ir, Palestine1 source

Other categories

• Religious Discrimination 320
• Queer Discrimination 93
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 882
• Xenophobia 141