Incidents of religious discrimination around the world

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June 2026

• Cornell student sends antisemitic message to Jewish-run start-up

  A Cornell University student rejected a job interview with a New York start-up run by Jewish brothers by replying that he was 'not interested in working for a Jew.'

  Jun 15 · New York, United States6 sources

• Mosque in The Hague vandalized with swastikas and racist slogans

  The Noeroel Islam mosque in The Hague was daubed with swastikas and racist slogans, an act targeting the Muslim community.

  Jun 14 · The Hague, Netherlands1 source

• Jewish and Israeli marchers forced out of Bologna Pride parade

  At the Bologna Pride march, participants carrying rainbow flags bearing the Star of David and the historic Iranian flag were intimidated, pushed and forced to leave the parade while others shouted 'Fuori i sionisti dal corteo'.

  Jun 13 · Bologna, Italy2 sources

• Muslim delegate told to leave Texas GOP convention over his faith

  At the Republican Party of Texas convention in Houston, a Muslim delegate was told from the stage by the outgoing party chair that he should leave the caucus and that there was no place in America for him because of his religious values.

  Jun 13 · Houston, United States8 sources

• Antisemitic comments target Jewish girls lost in Nyack park tunnel

  After dozens of Jewish girls on a school trip got lost in a drainage tunnel in Nyack Memorial Park, social media users posted antisemitic comments comparing Jews to rats and roaches and invoking antisemitic conspiracy tropes.

  Jun 10 · Nyack, United States2 sources

• Imam's home firebombed in arson attack in Bolton

  A man wearing a helmet and dark clothing ran onto the driveway of an imam's home, lit an object and smashed a window in an arson attack.

  Jun 10 · Bolton, United Kingdom1 source

• Masked men burn families out of homes in Belfast anti-immigrant violence

  Masked men attacked police, burned vehicles and set fire to homes in Belfast, forcing families to flee, in violence targeting Black residents and immigrants.

  Jun 9 · Belfast, United KingdomRacismXenophobia31 sources

• Man shouts antisemitic slurs at Glasgow Friends of Israel volunteers

  A man shouted 'Jew!

  Jun 6 · Glasgow, United Kingdom1 source

• Priest spat at and insulted near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem

  A parish priest was cornered, repeatedly spat at, and verbally insulted by three men outside a restaurant near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City.

  Jun 4 · Jerusalem, Israel1 source

• Anti-mosque vitriol and threats against Islamic center in Albuquerque

  Opponents of a proposed mosque in Albuquerque's North Valley shouted chants and made Islamophobic remarks at a county planning meeting, and the Albuquerque Islamic Center received threatening messages and calls telling Muslims to leave the country.

  Jun 3 · Albuquerque, United States1 source

• State office candidate posts anti-LGBTQ+ 'Happy Straight Month' message

  A Republican candidate for Connecticut's 50th District posted an anti-LGBTQ+ message on his campaign Facebook page during Pride Month, declaring 'Happy Straight Month' and pledging to fight against transgender and LGBTQ+ people.

  Jun 3 · Connecticut, United StatesQueer Discrimination1 source

• Jewish men harassed, kippa knocked off in Connecticut

  A man shouted antisemitic slurs at three Jewish men on a sidewalk, threw a rolled-up newspaper at them, and knocked a kippa off one of their heads.

  Jun 2 · Connecticut, United States1 source

• German hotel refuses Israeli family's booking, saying 'no Jews allowed'

  A hotel near the Czech border in Germany rejected a booking request from an Israeli family, sending a message stating that Jews were not allowed in the hotel.

  Jun 2 · Cham, Germany1 source

May 2026

• Antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on old fire station in south Omaha

  Swastikas and other anti-Semitic symbols were spray-painted on the old fire station near South 25th Street in south Omaha, across from El Museo Latino.

  May 30 · Omaha, United States1 source

• Rome Pride bars Jewish LGBTQ group from official float over Gaza stance

  Rome Pride excluded Keshet Italia, Italy's only Jewish LGBTQ organization, from participating with an official float in the parade after the group declined to endorse the organizers' platform calling Israel's Gaza war a genocide.

  May 29 · Rome, Italy1 source

• Jewish woman and her partner barred from Barcelona spa's lesbian event

  An American Jewish woman living in Barcelona and her female partner were denied entry to a lesbian event at the Thermas Barcelona spa because she wore a Star of David necklace that staff and patrons linked to 'Zionism' and 'genocide'; when they refused to renounce it, they were removed from the venue.

  May 29 · Barcelona, Spain4 sources

• School board member makes Nazi salute at public board meeting

  A Deer Valley Unified School District governing board member made a Nazi salute during a public board meeting, drawing condemnation from teachers, community members, and Jewish organizations.

  May 26 · Phoenix, United States3 sources

• Islamic school bus vandalized with anti-Muslim graffiti in Hamilton

  A school bus owned by the Waterdown Islamic School was broken into, damaged, and tagged with anti-Muslim graffiti while parked in Hamilton.

  May 26 · Hamilton, Canada1 source

• Airport worker shouts 'Free Palestine' at Israeli arrivals at London Stansted

  A woman identifying herself as a Stansted Airport worker shouted 'Free Palestine' and insults at passengers arriving from Israel as they exited customs.

  May 25 · Stansted, United Kingdom1 source

• California hotel clerk verbally attacks Israeli tourist couple in lobby

  A hotel front-desk clerk in California confronted a pair of Israeli tourists in the hotel lobby, shouting 'Free Palestine' and aggressive questions about whether they were Zionists or had served in the Israeli army.

  May 24 · California, United States1 source

Other categories

• Racism 479
• Queer Discrimination 89
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 827
• Xenophobia 141