Incidents of xenophobia around the world

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October 2026

• Foreign national beaten to death by mob on Durban roadside

  A man described as a foreign national was confronted by two men who broke away from a marching group and then assaulted by a crowd of roughly 50 people on a roadside in Durban; police said he was declared dead at the scene.

  Oct 22 · Durban, South Africa4 sources

• 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, AustraliaRacism1 source

• Rohingya refugee homes firebombed in Kulai, Johor

  Several houses inhabited by Rohingya refugees in Kulai, Johor, were attacked with Molotov cocktails after midnight.

  Oct 13 · Kulai, Malaysia1 source

• Brazilian journalist expelled from Argentina and banned for five years

  A Brazilian freelance journalist and PT activist was detained at Aeroparque, had his ID confiscated, was expelled from Argentina and banned from returning for five years, allegedly for not meeting permanent residency requirements.

  Oct 12 · Buenos Aires, Argentina1 source

• ICE officer shoots and injures man during Bronx enforcement operation

  An ICE officer discharged his weapon during a targeted enforcement operation in the Bronx, injuring a man who was taken to a local hospital.

  Oct 8 · New York City, United States1 source

• Foreign-owned shops looted, cars stoned in Durban CBD

  Cars believed to belong to foreign nationals were damaged with stones and foreign-owned shops were looted in Durban's central business district, prompting a US consulate safety alert.

  Oct 8 · Durban, South Africa3 sources

• Immigrant man beaten as anti-immigrant marchers rampage in Durban

  During an anti-immigrant march through Durban's city centre, protesters dragged an immigrant man from his store near Point Road and beat him over the head with a stick, leaving him bleeding.

  Oct 8 · Durban, South Africa4 sources

• Commentator calls Bahia 'cancer of Brazil' and Bahians 'a shame' in video

  A political commentator published a video on social media in which he called the state of Bahia 'the cancer of Brazil', said Salvador is 'trash', and told Bahians they are 'a shame to Brazil', after PT candidates won in the state.

  Oct 4 · Brazil1 source

• Bus passenger xenophobically insulted, followed and kicked by two men

  Two men insulted and threatened a 39-year-old passenger with xenophobic slurs on bus line 367 from Backnang toward Aspach, then followed him off at the Sonnenhof stop in Kleinaspach and attacked and kicked him on the way toward Schillerstraße.

  Oct 2 · Kleinaspach, Germany1 source

September 2026

• Far-right leader slashes migrant dinghy in English Channel

  A far-right extremist leader boarded a dinghy carrying migrants and a French rescuer in the English Channel and slashed its hull with a knife.

  Sep 22 · United Kingdom1 source

• Cruz Roja headquarters in Ferrol vandalized with xenophobic graffiti

  The facade of the Cruz Roja (Red Cross) headquarters in Ferrol was found spray-painted with hostile slogans such as 'Traidores', 'ONG antiespañoles' and 'Mafia de la invasión', linked to the Ceuta migration crisis.

  Sep 22 · Ferrol, Spain1 source

• 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, SpainRacism1 source

• Nigerian man shot dead while working at a bar in Pretoria

  A 40-year-old Nigerian man, a husband and father of two, was shot dead while working at a bar in Mamelodi, Pretoria, South Africa, reportedly after an argument with a South African national over a drinking glass.

  Sep 20 · Pretoria, South Africa4 sources

• ICE agent shoots and wounds Venezuelan migrant in Austin

  An ICE agent shot and wounded an undocumented Venezuelan migrant in the chest in Austin, Texas, following a brief foot chase.

  Sep 20 · Austin, United States1 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 StatesRacism3 sources

• US Homeland Security poster tells 'Mr Singh' to self-deport

  The US Department of Homeland Security posted an AI-generated image on X telling 'Mr Singh' to 'self-deport or find out', part of a campaign about commercial drivers.

  Sep 9 · Washington, United StatesRacism4 sources

• Migrant boy shot by masked armed men in Ceuta settlement

  Masked armed individuals shot an eight-year-old migrant boy who had arrived from Morocco at the El Príncipe settlement in Ceuta.

  Sep 7 · Ceuta, Spain2 sources

• Anti-immigrant protesters block migrant arrivals at Portsmouth port

  Hundreds of masked anti-immigrant demonstrators faced off with police in Portsmouth and tried to block lifeboats bringing migrants ashore and buses carrying asylum seekers to a processing facility.

  Sep 6 · Portsmouth, United Kingdom6 sources

• RNLI volunteers harassed after rescuing migrants in the Channel

  After RNLI crews rescued migrants from a small boat that crossed the English Channel from France and landed in Portsmouth, around 200 masked protesters appeared to protest the migrants' arrival, and volunteers were labelled traitors and subjected to online and physical abuse.

  Sep 6 · Portsmouth, United Kingdom1 source

• Masked anti-immigrant demonstrators blockade roads at Dover port

  Hundreds of masked, black-clad demonstrators blocked roads and roundabouts near the Port of Dover, chanting 'stop the boats' and 'England 'til I die', halting traffic and intimidating local residents.

  Sep 5 · Dover, United Kingdom2 sources

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• Racism 485
• Religious Discrimination 320
• Queer Discrimination 92
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 874