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March 2026

• Moroccan migrant detained by ethnic-racial profiling in Valencia

  A 23-year-old Moroccan man was detained by police on the basis of ethnic-racial profiling and held in the CIE immigration detention centre in Valencia at the end of March.

  Mar 31 · Valencia, SpainXenophobia1 source

• Crowd chants anti-Muslim slur at Spain vs Egypt match

  During a Spain vs Egypt football match at the RCDE Stadium, a section of the crowd chanted 'Musulmán el que no bote', mocking Muslims.

  Mar 31 · Cornellà de Llobregat, SpainXenophobia2 sources

• Black French MPs and mayor targeted in racist letter campaign

  Several Black members of the French parliament received anonymous letters containing racist imagery and slurs, and the Black mayor of Saint-Denis has faced repeated racist comments since his election.

  Mar 31 · Saint-Denis, France2 sources

• Israeli settlers torch vehicles and scrawl racist slogans in West Bank town

  Israeli settlers set fire to two vehicles, stole sheep, and wrote racist slogans on Palestinian homes in the town of Sa'ir, northeast of Hebron, in the early hours of Monday.

  Mar 30 · Sa'ir, Palestine1 source

• Settlers torch two Palestinian vehicles in West Bank village

  Israeli settlers raided the al-Rahwa neighborhood of Shuyukh al-Arroub, north of Hebron, and set fire to two vehicles belonging to Palestinian residents, spray-painting racist slogans before being forced to withdraw.

  Mar 30 · Shuyukh al-Arroub, Palestine3 sources

• Israeli colonists torch Palestinian vehicles, spray racist slogans in Nahalin

  A group of Israeli colonists set fire to two Palestinian vehicles and sprayed racist slogans on walls in the town of Nahalin, west of Bethlehem, threatening residents.

  Mar 30 · Nahalin, Palestine2 sources

• CNews broadcast comparing Saint-Denis mayor to a monkey denounced as racist

  During a CNews debate about the newly elected mayor of Saint-Denis, a psychologist said humans are social mammals of the great ape family and that every tribe has a chief, remarks denounced as racist for likening the mayor to a monkey and a tribal chief.

  Mar 27 · France13 sources

• Racist post claiming black boys predisposed to rape published online

  A Facebook/website comment posted under a funeral director's name claimed that all black boys were predisposed to rape.

  Mar 27 · Praze-an-Beeble, United Kingdom1 source

• Police detain anti-racist activist Serigne Mbaye at his home in Madrid

  Police officers detained anti-racist activist and former regional deputy Serigne Mbaye at the entrance of his home in Madrid during a raid described as racial profiling, using excessive force against him and several neighbours.

  Mar 26 · Madrid, Spain1 source

• Florida candidate posts AI image of Black man resembling George Floyd in attack on opponent

  A Florida gubernatorial candidate posted an AI-altered photo on X showing a Black man resembling George Floyd holding a rifle, in an attack on his Black opponent, Rep. Byron Donalds.

  Mar 25 · Florida, United States1 source

• Settlers torch agricultural room, scrawl racist slogans in Kafr Qaddum

  Settlers infiltrated the northern side of Kafr Qaddum, at a site known as 'al-Najma', and threw an incendiary substance into an agricultural room belonging to a resident, damaging it and its farming equipment, and scrawled racist slogans hostile to Palestinians.

  Mar 25 · Kafr Qaddum, Palestinian Territories1 source

• Antisemitic and racist graffiti found on bank in Springfield, Pennsylvania

  Antisemitic and racist graffiti was found on the outside of a Wells Fargo bank in Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

  Mar 24 · Springfield, United States1 source

• Settlers set fire to Palestinian home, spray racist slogans in Masafer Yatta

  Settlers set fire to the home of a Palestinian resident in the village of At-Tuwani, in Masafer Yatta south of Hebron, and spray-painted racist slogans on walls.

  Mar 24 · At-Tuwani, Palestine2 sources

• Israeli PM aide recorded making racist remarks about Moroccan Jews

  Recordings aired on Channel 12 revealed Ziv Agmon, acting chief of staff and spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, making racist remarks about Jews of North African descent, calling them 'baboons' and 'retards.'

  Mar 24 · Israel2 sources

• Settlers storm Palestinian school, raise Israeli flag, spray racist graffiti

  Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the Huwara Boys' Secondary School in Huwara, south of Nablus, removed the Palestinian flag, raised the Israeli flag on the building, and sprayed racist graffiti on the school's walls.

  Mar 23 · Huwara, Palestinian Territories3 sources

• Al Jazeera journalists confronted, told to leave Golders Green

  A group of people, including an off-duty Met special constable, confronted an Al Jazeera news crew reporting in Golders Green, telling them to 'go home' and 'go back to Qatar' and calling them 'terrorist sympathisers' and 'donkey' and 'dog' in Arabic.

  Mar 23 · Golders Green, United Kingdom1 source

• Israeli settlers vandalize Palestinian school in Jordan Valley

  Israeli settlers invaded al-Maleh School in the occupied West Bank's Jordan Valley late at night, destroying facilities, water and electricity networks, and stealing items.

  Mar 23 · West Bank, Israel1 source

• Anti-racism posters in Tübingen damaged and stolen

  About half of 50 anti-racism posters put up by the Tübingen Integrationsrat across the city were damaged, torn down or stolen overnight.

  Mar 23 · Tübingen, Germany1 source

• Confederate flag hoisted on Wendy's flagpole in Murrells Inlet

  Someone raised a Confederate flag on the flagpole outside a Wendy's restaurant on Tadlock Drive in Murrells Inlet, where it flew for about three hours before the general manager removed it.

  Mar 22 · Murrells Inlet, United States1 source

• Campaign posters of mayor-elect defaced with red crosses in Neufahrn

  An unknown perpetrator painted red crosses on campaign posters and a display case of newly elected mayor Ozan Iyibas, as well as on the mailbox at his parents' house, in Neufahrn.

  Mar 22 · Neufahrn, Germany1 source

Other categories

• Religious Discrimination 320
• Queer Discrimination 93
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 892
• Xenophobia 141