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March 2026

• Actor Paapa Essiedu reports racist death threats over Harry Potter role

  The British actor Paapa Essiedu, cast as Severus Snape in the new Harry Potter series, said he received a series of death threats with racist overtones, including messages telling him to quit or be killed.

  Mar 22 · London, United Kingdom2 sources

• Arrecife councillor receives racist and xenophobic comments online

  A city councillor in Arrecife was targeted with racist and xenophobic comments on social media after posting about poor sea conditions along the capital's coastline.

  Mar 22 · Arrecife, SpainXenophobia1 source

• Israeli settlers burn vehicles and clinic in Palestinian village of Jalud

  Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Jalud, southeast of Nablus, burning four vehicles and a medical clinic.

  Mar 22 · Jalud, Palestine1 source

• Brazilian deputy paints face brown in protest of trans woman's appointment

  During a session of the Sao Paulo Legislative Assembly, a state deputy painted her face and body brown and said that being painted black would not make her a Black person, in protest of a trans woman's appointment to head the anti-racism commission.

  Mar 22 · Sao Paulo, Brazil1 source

• Afghan man headbutted in Navan takeaway and told to 'speak English'

  A 24-year-old Afghan man was headbutted by a man in a takeaway in Navan, Co Meath, after he was heard speaking Dari and Pashto.

  Mar 22 · Navan, IrelandXenophobia1 source

• Musician attacked with wood and racially abused in Liverpool

  A man was struck with a piece of wood and called racial slurs by a group of men in the Wavertree area of Liverpool, leaving him with a head injury requiring hospital treatment.

  Mar 21 · Liverpool, United Kingdom1 source

• Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes and vehicles in Silat ad-Dhahr

  Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian town of Silat ad-Dhahr, south of Jenin, setting homes and vehicles on fire, smashing windows, spray-painting racist slogans, and assaulting residents, one of whom suffered a fractured skull.

  Mar 21 · Silat ad-Dhahr, Palestine1 source

• Children chant xenophobic slogans at Falkenberg disco

  At a nightclub in Falkenberg hosting an event for children aged 11 and up, a group of children and teenagers chanted xenophobic slogans including 'Germany for Germans, foreigners out'.

  Mar 21 · Falkenberg, Germany1 source

• Black mother's pizza order labelled 'KKK' at Domino's branch

  A Black woman's order at a Domino's in Selly Oak, Birmingham was given the reference 'KKK' on the order screen and pizza box, and staff laughed when she complained.

  Mar 19 · Birmingham, United Kingdom1 source

• Indigenous student disciplined by university over Facebook complaint

  An Indigenous Ch'ol Maya student at the Universidad Tecnológica de Calakmul was ordered by the university's Honor and Justice Commission to issue a public apology and undergo a psychological evaluation after posting a Facebook complaint about a cafeteria sandwich.

  Mar 19 · Calakmul, Mexico1 source

• Vehicles in Ames vandalized with swastikas and racial slurs

  Unknown perpetrators spray-painted swastikas and racial slurs on vehicles parked in several locations in Ames, Iowa, with the most recent report.

  Mar 18 · Ames, United StatesReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Indian worker beaten by masked men at Ljubljana bus station

  An Indian worker was attacked by masked men at the Bavarski dvor bus station in Ljubljana while transferring buses on his way home from work.

  Mar 18 · Ljubljana, Slovenia1 source

• State lawmaker performs blackface in São Paulo legislature speech

  A state lawmaker wore blackface while speaking from the tribune of the São Paulo state legislature and made a derogatory remark about a trans woman, drawing complaints of racism and transphobia.

  Mar 18 · São Paulo, Brazil5 sources

• Supermarket cashier in Ilhéus reports racist and misogynistic insults from customer

  A 33-year-old supermarket cashier in the Tapera neighborhood of Ilhéus, Bahia, reported that a customer subjected her to racist insults and misogyny during her shift.

  Mar 15 · Ilhéus, Brazil1 source

• Theater's window defaced with 'Murder Black Women' message

  Someone scrawled the message 'Murder Black Women' across the front window of Definition Theatre, a Black-led theater in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.

  Mar 13 · Chicago, United States2 sources

• Patient reports racist insults by nursing technician at Santos health unit

  A 22-year-old woman hospitalized at the UPA Zona Noroeste in Santos reported that a nursing technician mocked her hair as 'hard' and told her to wash and comb it, along with offensive comments about her weight.

  Mar 12 · Santos, Brazil1 source

• Severed pig's head left at Turkish family's door in Hall in Tirol

  A severed pig's head was placed on the doormat of a Turkish family's home in Hall in Tirol, with a note reading 'Happy Ramadan, you monkeys!' attached to the door.

  Mar 12 · Hall in Tirol, AustriaXenophobia1 source

• Settlers set fire to mosque in Duma, scrawl racist slogans

  Settlers set fire to the Mohammad Fayyad Mosque in the village of Duma, south of Nablus, early Thursday morning, and scrawled racist slogans on its walls.

  Mar 12 · Duma, Palestine3 sources

• School board member's Facebook post derides Black History Month pageant

  A Lexington One school board member posted on Facebook calling a Black History Month pageant at a district high school 'a disgusting display of their history' and 'vulgar and ghetto behavior,' and shared photos of the students without consent.

  Mar 11 · Lexington, United States1 source

• Racist comment against Indigenous senator Aida Quilcué

  An internet user posted a racist comment against senator Aida Quilcué, an Indigenous woman from Cauca, after she was named as Iván Cepeda's vice-presidential running mate.

  Mar 10 · Colombia1 source

Other categories

• Religious Discrimination 320
• Queer Discrimination 93
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 894
• Xenophobia 141