Incidents of xenophobia around the world

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May 2026

• South African mayor seizes keys from foreign business owners in Estcourt

  The mayor of Estcourt seized keys from foreign business owners and handed them to locals, giving foreign shop owners 21 days to leave the area.

  May 11 · Estcourt, South Africa1 source

• Libyan patrol boat fires on migrant rescue ship in Mediterranean

  A Libyan militia patrol boat fired about 15 shots at the Sea-Watch 5 and chased it after the vessel rescued 90 migrants in international waters in the Libyan search-and-rescue zone.

  May 11 · Libya1 source

• Brazilian woman insulted with racist slurs at Frankfurt airport

  A German woman at Frankfurt airport insulted a Brazilian woman and her friends with racist slurs after hearing them speak Portuguese and seeing a Brazilian flag.

  May 8 · Frankfurt, GermanyRacism1 source

• Bertie Ahern says too many African migrants and Muslims in Ireland

  During a byelection canvass, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern told a woman there were too many migrants coming into Ireland, saying the ones he worried about were Africans and people from the Congo, and voicing concern about second-generation Muslims.

  May 7 · Dublin, IrelandRacism2 sources

• Ukrainian teenagers beaten on Warsaw bridge

  A group of about ten attackers beat several Ukrainian teenagers on the Świętokrzyski Bridge in Warsaw after the youths spoke Ukrainian and Russian; one 16-year-old suffered a cracked skull and facial injuries.

  May 7 · Warsaw, PolandRacism2 sources

• Brazilian influencer in US denounces xenophobic, racist comments

  A Brazilian influencer living in Utah and her American husband compiled xenophobic and racist comments they received on their social media travel account and denounced them in a post.

  May 3 · Utah, United StatesRacism2 sources

• Man stabbed to death after xenophobic insults in Neuquén

  A man shouting xenophobic insults at the occupants of a house in the El Choconcito lot in Neuquén punched a neighbour who confronted him and stabbed another man in the abdomen, who later died.

  May 2 · Neuquén, Argentina1 source

April 2026

• Three foreign-national business owners shot at Johannesburg fast-food outlet

  Three business owners said to be foreign nationals were shot inside a popular fast-food outlet in the Johannesburg inner city.

  Apr 27 · Johannesburg, South Africa1 source

• Iraqi refugee student assaulted by group of minors in Lisbon

  A 27-year-old Iraqi psychology student and refugee was surrounded and attacked by a group of about 20 minors who insulted him and struck him with stones and glass bottles on Alameda D. Afonso Henriques in Lisbon, requiring 22 stitches.

  Apr 25 · Lisbon, Portugal1 source

• Ghanaian immigrant told to leave South Africa in xenophobic incident

  A Ghanaian legal resident in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province was confronted and instructed to leave the country and 'fix his country.'

  Apr 23 · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa1 source

• Trump post calls India a 'hellhole', targets Indian immigrants

  US President Donald Trump published a social media post calling India a 'hellhole' and accusing Indian immigrants in the tech industry of not hiring white Americans and lacking English proficiency.

  Apr 22 · United StatesRacism5 sources

• Gunman kills Canadian tourist, wounds 13 at Teotihuacán pyramids

  A man opened fire on foreign tourists climbing the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacán, Mexico, killing a Canadian woman and wounding at least 13 foreign tourists, including a Colombian child and his mother.

  Apr 20 · Teotihuacán, Mexico1 source

• Nigerian man beaten by South African soldiers in Port Elizabeth

  A Nigerian national, Amamiro Chidiebere Emmanuel, was beaten by South African National Defence Force personnel in Port Elizabeth and died from his injuries days later, amid anti-foreigner tensions.

  Apr 20 · Port Elizabeth, South Africa2 sources

• Tunisian MP's remarks on African migrant women spark racism accusations

  A Tunisian MP said during a parliamentary hearing that the rape of an African migrant woman 'does not happen' and that migrant women must leave at any cost, drawing accusations of racism and of justifying sexual violence.

  Apr 13 · Tunis, TunisiaRacismSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• US Rep. Brandon Gill's remarks targeting Indian 7-Eleven workers and H-1B immigrants

  US Representative Brandon Gill made remarks in a video and on The Benny Show calling the idea of importing 7-Eleven workers from India 'asinine' and 'idiotic,' calling H-1B workers fraudsters, and calling for a ban on H-1B visas.

  Apr 10 · Texas, United StatesRacism1 source

• Woman hurls racist, xenophobic insults at woman at San Ysidro crossing

  A woman verbally attacked another woman waiting to cross into Tijuana at the San Ysidro border crossing, calling her racist and xenophobic slurs.

  Apr 7 · Tijuana, MexicoRacism1 source

• Rio bar posts sign barring US and Israeli citizens

  A bar in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, displayed a sign in English stating that US and Israeli citizens are not welcome, refusing service based on nationality and origin.

  Apr 4 · Rio de Janeiro, BrazilRacismReligious Discrimination1 source

• Mob attacks Nigerian businesses and residents in KuGompo after Igbo king's installation

  After the local Igbo community installed a traditional king in KuGompo (East London), South Africa, locals attacked Nigerian businesses and people of Nigerian descent, injuring at least 26 Nigerians and destroying property worth millions of rands.

  Apr 2 · KuGompo, South Africa1 source

• Residents target foreign traders at Mdantsane taxi rank

  Residents at the Qumza Highway taxi rank in Mdantsane moved to remove foreign nationals allegedly operating without valid trading permits, shutting several businesses.

  Apr 1 · Mdantsane, South Africa1 source

March 2026

• Moroccan migrant detained by ethnic-racial profiling in Valencia

  A 23-year-old Moroccan man was detained by police on the basis of ethnic-racial profiling and held in the CIE immigration detention centre in Valencia at the end of March.

  Mar 31 · Valencia, SpainRacism1 source

Other categories

• Racism 487
• Religious Discrimination 320
• Queer Discrimination 93
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 876