Incidents of racism around the world

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January 2026

• AME church in North Philadelphia vandalized with racist graffiti

  Racist graffiti was spray-painted on the outside wall of Union Trinity AME Church in North Philadelphia and discovered after Sunday services, according to the pastor.

  Jan 11 · Philadelphia, United States1 source

• MNS chief uses xenophobic slur against South Indian migrants at Mumbai rally

  At a rally in Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray used the slur 'Hatao Lungi, Bajao Pungi' targeting South Indian migrants, framing them as a threat to Mumbai's Marathi identity.

  Jan 11 · Mumbai, IndiaXenophobia2 sources

• Nazi graffiti targeting immigrants near primary school in Semedela

  Unknown persons spray-painted Nazi symbols and nationalist slogans directed against immigrants on walls near Dušana Bordona Primary School in Semedela, near Koper.

  Jan 11 · Semedela, Slovenia1 source

• Far-right protest at Fife barracks targets asylum seekers

  Around a dozen far-right protesters gathered at military barracks in Leuchars, Fife, where a speaker claimed asylum seekers were 'sleeper cells' who came to 'rape and murder' and offered 'nothing to Scotland'.

  Jan 10 · Leuchars, United KingdomXenophobia1 source

• Black tourist assaulted by bar staff in Balneário Camboriú

  A 35-year-old Black man visiting Balneário Camboriú was taken to a bar bathroom, coerced to hand over his phone as payment guarantee, and assaulted by staff after a banking app failed; he was then thrown out, with injuries to his face, hands and legs.

  Jan 10 · Balneário Camboriú, Brazil1 source

• Settlers set fire to classroom at West Bank school, leave racist graffiti

  Israeli settlers infiltrated Jalud Mixed Secondary School south of Nablus before dawn, torched a classroom and left racist graffiti, causing extensive damage.

  Jan 9 · Jalud, Palestine4 sources

• Commentator calls Venezuelan exiles in Spain a 'fascist rabble'

  A Spanish media commentator published an article calling Venezuelan exiles in Spain a 'fascist rabble' and 'idiots', and criticizing the granting of asylum to them.

  Jan 8 · SpainXenophobia1 source

• Adelaide Festival removes Palestinian writer from lineup

  The Adelaide Festival board removed Palestinian academic and writer Randa Abdel-Fattah from its Writers' Week lineup, saying it would not be 'culturally sensitive' to program her so soon after the Bondi attack.

  Jan 8 · Adelaide, Australia9 sources

• Israeli extremists torch cars, scrawl racist slogans in Palestinian village

  Israeli extremists set fire to three cars and wrote racist, anti-Arab slogans on vehicles and property in the Palestinian village of Ein Rafa, west of Jerusalem, late at night.

  Jan 7 · Ein Rafa, Israel1 source

• Woman legal observer shot dead by immigration agent in Minneapolis

  A woman volunteering as a legal observer of immigration enforcement operations was shot three times by an immigration agent while sitting in her SUV in Minneapolis.

  Jan 7 · Minneapolis, United StatesXenophobia2 sources

• Somali American Uber driver accosted by ICE agents at Minneapolis airport

  A Somali American Uber driver was confronted by over a dozen masked ICE and Border Patrol agents at the Minneapolis airport, who questioned his citizenship and told him he did not sound like he was from the country.

  Jan 7 · Minneapolis, United StatesXenophobia2 sources

• Trump calls Venezuelans 'the ugliest people in the world' at Washington meeting

  During a meeting with Republican lawmakers at the Kennedy Center in Washington, US President Donald Trump made derogatory remarks about Venezuelans, calling them 'the ugliest people I have ever seen' and disparaging Venezuelan immigrants in the United States.

  Jan 6 · Washington, United States1 source

• Somali child care provider surveilled outside her San Diego home

  A Somali child care provider in San Diego was surveilled by two young men with a camera parked outside her home as she returned with children in her car.

  Jan 6 · San Diego, United States1 source

• Anti-migrant vigilantes threaten delivery driver in east Belfast

  A delivery driver in east Belfast was surrounded and verbally abused by anti-migrant vigilantes who told him he was 'milking this country dry' and threatened to knock him out.

  Jan 6 · Belfast, United KingdomXenophobia1 source

• Taxis of immigrant drivers vandalised in Rovaniemi

  Several taxis in Rovaniemi had their windows smashed, with only cars not belonging to local taxi firms targeted.

  Jan 5 · Rovaniemi, Finland1 source

• Roxborough High School vandalized with swastikas and racist graffiti

  Someone spray-painted swastikas and racist epithets on Roxborough High School in Philadelphia overnight, prompting a cleanup and condemnation from officials.

  Jan 4 · Philadelphia, United StatesReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Footballer Joe Willock receives racist abuse and threats on Instagram

  After a match at St James' Park, footballer Joe Willock received a series of Instagram direct messages containing racist insults and threats of violence against him and his family from an anonymous account.

  Jan 4 · Newcastle, United Kingdom2 sources

• Turkish minority school vandalized in Western Thrace village

  The Turkish Minority Primary School in Karacaoğlan village, in Greece's Western Thrace region, was broken into and vandalized, with doors smashed, cabinets, books and radiators destroyed, and fires lit inside classrooms.

  Jan 4 · Karacaoğlan, Greece1 source

• Rabbi attacked on Jaffa street; police probe racist motive

  A rabbi who teaches at a yeshiva in Jaffa was assaulted on Jaffa Street and taken to Ichilov Hospital in mild condition.

  Jan 1 · Jaffa, Israel1 source

December 2025

• Vandals destroy Nisqually tribal welcome figures at Washington state park

  Vandals cut the bases of and toppled welcome figures at Nisqually State Park, a park developed in partnership with the Nisqually Tribe near Eatonville, Washington.

  Dec 31 · Eatonville, United States1 source

Other categories

• Religious Discrimination 321
• Queer Discrimination 94
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 906
• Xenophobia 142