Incidents of racism around the world

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September 2026

• Settlers burn Palestinian vehicles, write racist slogans in Atara

  Israeli settlers attacked the village of Atara, north of Ramallah, burning two vehicles belonging to Palestinians and writing racist slogans on property before leaving.

  Sep 24 · Atara, Palestine3 sources

• Israel elections committee bars Arab lawmaker from Knesset race

  Israel's Central Elections Committee voted to disqualify Sami Abu Shehadeh, leader of the National Democratic Assembly (Balad), from running in the upcoming Knesset elections.

  Sep 23 · Israel4 sources

• Israeli forces demolish Palestinian homes in West Bank village of Janba

  Israeli military bulldozers and soldiers demolished 24 residential structures, 16 agricultural structures, solar panels and water tanks in Janba, in Masafer Yatta south of Hebron, displacing around 176 Palestinians including 85 children.

  Sep 23 · Janba, Palestine1 source

• Drag performer wore blackface at Pittsburgh bar's open stage

  A drag performer wore black makeup on their face during an Open Stage performance at Blue Moon Bar in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighbourhood.

  Sep 23 · Pittsburgh, United States2 sources

• Man racially abused and threatened by driver in Norwood

  A driver called a man the K-word, threatened his family, and directed racist abuse at him in Norwood, Johannesburg.

  Sep 21 · Norwood, South AfricaReligious Discrimination1 source

• Black youth dies after police procedure in Caracolí

  Donovan Balanta Paz died after a police procedure in Caracolí, on the border of Ciudad Bolívar and Soacha, in which officers used a Taser on him.

  Sep 20 · Caracolí, Colombia4 sources

• Deputy's car stoned in Ceuta over migrant-protection rumor

  A group of residents in Ceuta stoned and damaged the car of a local assemblywoman after mistakenly believing it belonged to Basque activists who had announced they would travel to the city to protect immigrants.

  Sep 20 · Ceuta, SpainXenophobia1 source

• Moroccan man beaten by group shouting 'go back to Morocco' in Spain

  A young Moroccan man was chased and beaten by a group of youths during celebrations in Tavernes de la Valldigna, near Valencia, while attackers shouted 'go back to Morocco'.

  Sep 19 · Tavernes de la Valldigna, Spain1 source

• Racist graffiti spray-painted in Rocky Hill, Connecticut

  Racist and offensive graffiti was spray-painted in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, overnight.

  Sep 19 · Rocky Hill, United States1 source

• Islamic centre near Truro rammed and vandalised

  A vehicle was deliberately driven into the gates of the Cornwall Islamic Community Centre in Carnon Downs and an unknown substance, possibly oil, was poured on the grounds and exterior wall.

  Sep 17 · Carnon Downs, United Kingdom1 source

• Sen. Eric Schmitt makes racist, xenophobic remarks on Fox News

  On Fox News' Hannity program, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) claimed that undocumented immigrants and Somalis are on welfare and blamed them for high housing costs.

  Sep 17 · United States1 source

• Student barred from TU/e campus after Nazi salute in lecture

  A student gave a Nazi salute during a lecture at Eindhoven University of Technology, prompting shouting and a fight in the lecture hall; police also investigated racist videos he had shared in a student group chat.

  Sep 16 · Eindhoven, Netherlands1 source

• Settlers burn Palestinian home and spray racist slogans in West Bank village

  Settlers burned a home and an agricultural room and wrote racist slogans on the walls of Palestinian homes in the village of al-Tuwana in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.

  Sep 16 · al-Tuwana, Palestine1 source

• Bangladeshi man assaulted outside Glasgow supermarket in racist attack

  A 27-year-old Bangladeshi man was punched in the nose and head by a stranger outside a Sainsbury's supermarket in Glasgow after he refused to give the man a cigarette.

  Sep 16 · Glasgow, United Kingdom1 source

• Influencer's 6-year-old daughter targeted with racist messages about her hair

  A follower sent messages mocking the curly hair of influencer Thais Carla's 6-year-old daughter, comparing it to a peacock and calling it ugly and horrible.

  Sep 16 · Brazil1 source

• Man charged with racist threats, harassment of a youth in Middle Sackville

  A 21-year-old man approached a parked car in Middle Sackville, tried to pull a youth from the vehicle, then followed the car while driving dangerously and continued threatening the youth by phone.

  Sep 16 · Middle Sackville, Canada1 source

• Planning commissioner asks racially charged question about tribal community

  During a Ketchikan Planning Commission meeting, a borough planning commissioner asked how much more white people have to pay for the Ketchikan Indian Community while the commission considered a parking variance for a tribal project.

  Sep 15 · Ketchikan, United States1 source

• Racist and antisemitic graffiti found on Concord greenway trail

  Racist and antisemitic graffiti, including references to Nazism, Hitler, white power and the n-word, was found on notice boards and a paved path along the Merrimack River Greenway Trail in Concord.

  Sep 14 · Concord, United StatesReligious Discrimination1 source

• Sikh truck driver stabbed at Wyoming rest stop

  A Sikh truck driver was attacked from behind in a restroom at the Bitter Creek rest stop on Interstate 80 in Wyoming, suffering stab wounds to the neck and chest and over a dozen other cuts, but survived.

  Sep 13 · Bitter Creek, United StatesXenophobia3 sources

• Swastika scrawled on mosque wall in Laeken, Brussels

  A swastika and another scrawl were found on the exterior wall of a mosque in Laeken, Brussels, discovered overnight between Saturday and Sunday around 1 a.m. Officials condemned the act and police opened an investigation.

  Sep 13 · Laeken, BelgiumReligious Discrimination1 source

Other categories

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