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October 2026

• Israeli broadcaster calls Eisenkot a 'monkey', tying slur to Mizrahi origins

  During a Saturday evening broadcast on Channel 14, a broadcaster described Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar!

  Oct 17 · Israel2 sources

• Anonymous Instagram page posted racist comment about district students

  An anonymous Instagram account created for students and the public in the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District posted a comment containing a racist statement about students.

  Oct 16 · Southwick, United States1 source

• Girl of Syrian origin insulted and assaulted in Schwerin

  A 13-year-old girl of Syrian origin was insulted and physically attacked in the Mueßer Holz district of Schwerin.

  Oct 15 · Schwerin, Germany1 source

• Racist anti-Indian stickers appear in Cessnock, Australia

  Stickers depicting an Indian man defecating and demanding 'Remigration now!' appeared in Cessnock, New South Wales, targeting Indian migrants.

  Oct 15 · Cessnock, AustraliaXenophobia1 source

• Helsinki councillor posts student name list seen as racist

  A Helsinki city councillor published on social media a list of students admitted to a vocational school, which was described as full of immigrants and widely condemned as racist.

  Oct 15 · Helsinki, Finland1 source

• Settlers burn prayer room and car, scrawl racist slogans in Mukhmas

  A group of Israeli settlers attacked the town of Mukhmas, northeast of Jerusalem, setting fire to a prayer room and a car and scrawling racist slogans, according to a local municipal council member.

  Oct 14 · Mijmas, Palestine4 sources

• Neo-Nazi group targets Hamilton council candidate with racist threat

  A Hamilton-based neo-Nazi and white supremacist group posted a derogatory social-media comment threatening to deport and bar city council candidate Kojo Damptey from office.

  Oct 14 · Hamilton, Canada2 sources

• Israeli airstrike on Gaza City home kills Palestinian woman

  An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City killed a 33-year-old Palestinian woman and injured two others, including a girl.

  Oct 14 · Gaza City, Palestine1 source

• Racist sign targeting people of colour hung from Steinbach overpass

  A sign created by a white supremacist group with disparaging comments directed at people of colour was hung from an overpass at Highway 12 and the Trans-Canada Highway in Steinbach.

  Oct 13 · Steinbach, Canada2 sources

• MP told in parliament she should be 'stoned in the square'

  A female MP was told in the House of Representatives that she and the prime minister should be 'shamed and stoned in the square'.

  Oct 13 · AustraliaSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Egyptian student stabbed in group attack outside Athens school

  A group of about 15 youths attacked an 18-year-old Egyptian student and another Egyptian student outside an evening high school in Metaxourgeio, Athens, punching and kicking them; the 18-year-old was stabbed in the lung and hospitalized in serious condition.

  Oct 12 · Athens, Greece1 source

• Israel demolishes Bedouin homes near Rahat; residents forced to tear down own houses

  Israeli authorities are demolishing the homes of about 250 members of the Bedouin Abu Wadi clan near Rahat, prompting residents to remove their belongings and demolish their own houses to avoid paying demolition costs.

  Oct 11 · Rahat, Israel2 sources

• Racial slur uttered during Perth activewear brand's TikTok livestream

  During a TikTok livestream by the Perth activewear brand Kikiva, a family member of the founder was heard using a racial slur off camera.

  Oct 9 · Perth, Australia2 sources

• Student assaulted near University of Utah by group shouting racial slurs

  Two students walking near Stillwell Field in Fort Douglas were approached by a car whose occupants shouted anti-Asian and other racial slurs; five to six teenage boys got out, surrounded one student, and one punched the student in the face while shouting slurs.

  Oct 8 · Fort Douglas, United States1 source

• Teacher allegedly racially abuses 13-year-old student at Athens-area school

  A teacher at the 6th Gymnasium of Heraklion, Attica, allegedly told a 13-year-old student that she is black and not from here and should go to her country, and threw her snack packet on the ground.

  Oct 8 · Heraklion, Greece1 source

• Trump post disparaging Somalis in Minnesota draws condemnation

  President Trump posted on Truth Social that Minnesota is 'being taken over by Somali immigrants' and urged people to 'fight back,' prompting Minnesota leaders to condemn the remarks.

  Oct 8 · United States1 source

• Trump post calls Muslim Senate candidate 'Mohammed' and 'jihadist'

  In a post on his Truth Social platform, President Donald Trump referred to Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as "Mohammed," called him a "radical extremist" and "terrorist sympathizer," and said he "takes us back to the days of jihad," while endorsing his Republican opponent.

  Oct 7 · United StatesReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Settlers attack Palestinian homes in Deir Nizam, burn vehicle, write racist slogans

  Settlers attacked several homes in the village of Deir Nizam northwest of Ramallah, damaging property, burning a vehicle, and writing racist slogans on the walls of Palestinian homes.

  Oct 7 · Deir Nizam, Palestine1 source

• Settlers burn four vehicles and write racist slogans in Aqraba

  Settlers attacked the western part of the town of Aqraba, south of Nablus, setting fire to four vehicles parked in front of residents' homes and writing racist slogans calling for revenge.

  Oct 6 · Aqraba, Palestine5 sources

• Nazi symbols and threatening messages found at Brazilian university

  Nazi symbols and intimidating messages were found scrawled on bathroom doors and walls of two buildings at the Federal University of Santa Maria.

  Oct 6 · Santa Maria, BrazilReligious Discrimination1 source

Other categories

• Religious Discrimination 320
• Queer Discrimination 92
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 876
• Xenophobia 141