Incidents of racism around the world

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August 2026

• Police shoot 14-year-old of Kurdish descent in Munich

  A police officer in Munich's Schwabing district shot and seriously wounded a 14-year-old boy of Turkish nationality and Kurdish descent who was carrying a realistic-looking softair pistol.

  Aug 17 · Munich, Germany1 source

• Governor's bodyguard calls student a 'monkey' in Ambon scuffle

  A bodyguard of the Maluku governor blocked a student from Seram Utara who was trying to deliver a letter and called him a 'monkey', a racial slur, during a confrontation at Merdeka Field in Ambon.

  Aug 17 · Ambon, Indonesia1 source

• Racist graffiti daubed on north Belfast house

  Racist graffiti reading 'n*****s out...locals only' was sprayed on the front of a terraced house in the Forthriver Road area of north Belfast, and the property's windows were also smashed.

  Aug 16 · Belfast, United Kingdom1 source

• Indian woman says restaurant host yelled at her in Rostock, Germany

  An Indian content creator and her friend were allegedly yelled at, taunted and accused of lying by a host at a Peter Pane Burger Grill outlet at Warnemünde Beach in Rostock, Germany.

  Aug 16 · Rostock, Germany1 source

• Memorial portrait of Guinean resistance fighter Addi Bâ shot at again

  A memorial panel honouring Addi Bâ, a Guinean who fought in the French resistance, was shot at in La Vacheresse-et-la-Rouillie, with a bullet striking his portrait in the head area.

  Aug 16 · La Vacheresse-et-la-Rouillie, France2 sources

• Pregnant Muslim woman wearing headscarf assaulted in Toulouse

  A pregnant woman who had just dropped her children at school was beaten in Toulouse by an attacker who shouted 'pas de ça chez nous' and tried to tear off her headscarf.

  Aug 11 · Toulouse, France1 source

• Delivery driver beaten, robbed and pelted with eggs in racist attack

  A 42-year-old delivery driver was assaulted by a gang of more than ten youths while delivering food in Rutherglen, Glasgow; they punched him, threw eggs, shouted at him to 'go home' and 'leave the country', and stole his delivery bag.

  Aug 11 · Rutherglen, United Kingdom1 source

• Finnish MP posts Facebook poll on 'Afghan-Muslim' minister

  A Finnish MP posted on Facebook asking followers whether they wanted an 'Afghan-Muslim' as interior or foreign minister, and referred to a 'quota Muslim' minister, in remarks widely understood to target the only MP of Afghan background.

  Aug 10 · Finland4 sources

• Neo-Nazi vandals spray swastikas inside Adelaide workers club

  Intruders broke into the Semaphore Workers Club in Adelaide, smashed a heritage bay window and spray-painted swastikas on two 120-year-old billiard tables.

  Aug 10 · Semaphore, AustraliaReligious Discrimination1 source

• Alabama candidate targeted over Indian heritage in social media posts

  A local conservative businessman posted social media comments attacking Alabama House candidate Hanu Karlapalem's Indian heritage, referencing India's caste system and demanding he disavow his lineage, and later posted a video mocking racial identity.

  Aug 10 · United States1 source

• Trump's Oval Office remarks on Somali immigrants spark backlash

  During an Oval Office media briefing, President Donald Trump made derogatory remarks about Somali immigrants, claiming they lack intelligence and aptitude.

  Aug 10 · Washington, United StatesXenophobia1 source

• Commentator makes racist claims about Black people's reading on livestream

  On his livestreamed show, a far-right commentator claimed Black people are inherently unable to read words phonetically and singled out a Black streamer as an example.

  Aug 10 · United States1 source

• Trump posts anti-Muslim image targeting El-Sayed and his wife

  President Donald Trump posted a side-by-side image contrasting himself and Melania Trump with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and his wife, both practicing Muslims, under the heading 'Two VERY DIFFERENT Americas.'

  Aug 8 · United StatesReligious Discrimination1 source

• Refugee assaulted by masked men at Strathclyde Country Park

  A 39-year-old Syrian refugee living in Glasgow was attacked by two masked men at Strathclyde Country Park, who struck him with stones and a motorbike and asked when he had arrived in the country.

  Aug 8 · Strathclyde Country Park, United Kingdom1 source

• Four foreign nationals shot and wounded in drive-by attacks in eastern Rome

  Four foreign-origin men were shot and wounded by occupants of a car in several locations in eastern Rome, in what investigators describe as a possible hunt targeting foreigners.

  Aug 8 · Rome, Italy2 sources

• Campaign AI chatbot mocked opponent's accent, citizenship

  A parody AI chatbot created by state Sen. Scott Wiener's congressional campaign produced racist and sexist responses targeting Supervisor Connie Chan, mocking her accent and questioning her citizenship.

  Aug 7 · San Francisco, United States1 source

• Doctor tells Moroccan patient her illness 'exists in Morocco, where the invaders are'

  During a medical consultation at a private hospital in Ceuta, a doctor told a Moroccan patient that a disease he mentioned 'doesn't exist here' but 'exists there, in Morocco, where those who are invading us are,' and dismissed her objection that the remark was racist.

  Aug 6 · Ceuta, Spain1 source

• Settlers spray racist slogans on Palestinian home in Ramin

  Israeli settlers sprayed racist slogans on the walls of a Palestinian home under construction in the town of Ramin at dawn.

  Aug 5 · Ramin, West Bank1 source

• Settlers burn vehicles and write racist slogans in Jalud village attack

  Settlers attacked a residential building in the village of Jalud south of Nablus, burning residents' vehicles and writing racist slogans on the site.

  Aug 4 · Jalud, Palestine2 sources

• Pro-Palestinian mural in Costa Teguise vandalized with Islamophobic graffiti

  A mural in support of the Palestinian people at the entrance to Costa Teguise was covered in white paint and defaced with graffiti reading 'Fuera Islam' and insults against the prime minister.

  Aug 2 · Costa Teguise, SpainReligious DiscriminationXenophobia1 source

Other categories

• Religious Discrimination 320
• Queer Discrimination 93
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 880
• Xenophobia 141