Incidents of racism around the world

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October 2026

• Colonists spray racist slogans, try to torch shed at West Bank farm

  A group of colonists attacked the "Qamar al-Balad" eco-farm in the Al-Jiza area west of Farkha and Salfit, attempting to set fire to a poultry shed and spray-painting racist slogans on the walls of a livestock farm before residents repelled them.

  Oct 6 · Farkha, Palestine1 source

• Israeli minister mocked Russian accent of lawmaker in radio interview

  Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli imitated Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman's Russian accent during a radio interview, drawing accusations of racism against Russian-speaking Israelis.

  Oct 6 · Israel1 source

• Student says police insulted and struck her and classmates over foreign origins

  A minor student says she and about ten classmates were surrounded by police in Liège city centre and called 'dirty Arabs', hit with batons, and told to go back to their country after officers noted their foreign origins.

  Oct 5 · Liège, Belgium2 sources

• Israeli forces demolish Palestinian apartment building in East Jerusalem

  Israeli forces demolished a five-storey residential building housing 70 Palestinians in the Al-Tur neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem, a day after residents received a final demolition order.

  Oct 5 · East Jerusalem, Israel1 source

• Settlers burn Palestinian vehicle, spray racist slogans in al-Samou

  A group of Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian-owned vehicle, spray-painted racist slogans on walls, and damaged property at a home in the town of al-Samou, south of Hebron.

  Oct 3 · al-Samou, Palestine1 source

• Neo-Nazi group displays 'Keep New England White' banner in Danbury

  Masked individuals from the Northeast Action group carried a 'Keep New England White' banner and chanted 'White power' outside Danbury Police Headquarters.

  Oct 3 · Danbury, United States1 source

• Police officer at Perpignan school protest accused of racist, sexist remarks

  A national police officer near Lycée Maillol in Perpignan wore far-right insignia and made racist and sexist remarks to a group of schoolgirls during a student protest.

  Oct 2 · Perpignan, France2 sources

September 2026

• Swedish lay judge dismissed over racist remarks about Eritreans

  A female lay judge at Solna district court told a fellow lay judge that Eritreans are "low-gifted" and have "an IQ of 60."

  Sep 30 · Solna, Sweden1 source

• Black driver shouted racial slur by woman at Evanston crosswalk

  While driving to a bookstore event in Evanston, a Black woman stopped at a traffic light on Church Street when an elderly white woman crossing in front of her car looked at her and shouted a racial slur, repeating it when the driver asked what she meant.

  Sep 30 · Evanston, United States1 source

• Indigenous senator reports death threat and racist messages

  An Indigenous senator in Colombia reported receiving a phone call threatening her life and mentioning her children, along with racist messages and harassment on social media.

  Sep 29 · Colombia1 source

• Pennsylvania lawmaker accused of homophobic, racist slurs against colleague

  A Pennsylvania state representative was overheard in a Harrisburg bar calling an openly gay Black lawmaker an anti-gay slur and a 'gay, Black [slur]', and falsely claiming the colleague lost weight because of AIDS.

  Sep 29 · Harrisburg, United StatesQueer Discrimination3 sources

• White students at San Marcos High posted blackface image mocking Black children

  Four white students at San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara darkened their skin to imitate Black children in a social media post captioned with an emoji used as a stand-in for a racial slur.

  Sep 29 · Santa Barbara, United States1 source

• Woman shouts 'Go back to Mexico' at Latino couple's engagement shoot

  A woman interrupted a Latino couple's engagement photo shoot at a Laguna Beach park, demanding the crew tear down the setup and shouting 'Go back to Mexico' and anti-Mexican slurs at them.

  Sep 29 · Laguna Beach, United States2 sources

• Settlers burn Palestinian homes and vehicles in Jalud

  Settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Jalud south of Nablus before dawn, burning two homes and a vehicle, and writing racist slogans on walls.

  Sep 29 · Jalud, Palestine1 source

• Guadeloupe prefect tells Black fisherman not to speak Creole

  The white prefect of Guadeloupe, Thierry Devimeux, told a Black fisherman in the coastal town of Sainte-Rose that speaking Creole to him was disrespectful and to speak French instead.

  Sep 28 · Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe4 sources

• Settlers burn Palestinian vehicles, write racist slogans in West Bank village

  Settlers attacked the village of Deir Abu Mash'al northwest of Ramallah, burning vehicles belonging to Palestinians and writing racist slogans on walls and property during an attack on a home.

  Sep 28 · Deir Abu Mash'al, Palestine1 source

• Bus driver refuses to let 14-year-old girl of Moroccan origin board in Fossano

  A bus driver in Fossano refused to let a 14-year-old girl of Moroccan origin board a substitute bus, telling her he only lets Italians on, not foreigners.

  Sep 27 · Fossano, Italy1 source

• Masked group hangs mocking banner over Kamloops overpass

  A group of masked individuals displayed a banner reading 'Got bones?' from an overpass in Kamloops, British Columbia, appearing to deny reports of human burials at former residential school sites.

  Sep 27 · Kamloops, Canada5 sources

• Settlers set fire to Palestinian vehicles, spray racist graffiti in Rantis

  Israeli settlers entered the town of Rantis, west of Ramallah, in the early hours of Friday, set fire to three Palestinian-owned vehicles and spray-painted racist graffiti on the walls of several homes.

  Sep 25 · Rantis, West Bank1 source

• Pupil assaulted at Oulu school after taunting with racist elements

  At Kaukovainio school in Oulu, several pupils directed aggression at one pupil after days of taunting between children of native Finnish and immigrant backgrounds.

  Sep 25 · Oulu, Finland1 source

Other categories

• Religious Discrimination 320
• Queer Discrimination 93
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 876
• Xenophobia 141