Incidents of xenophobia around the world

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March 2026

• Crowd chants anti-Muslim slur at Spain vs Egypt match

  During a Spain vs Egypt football match at the RCDE Stadium, a section of the crowd chanted 'Musulmán el que no bote', mocking Muslims.

  Mar 31 · Cornellà de Llobregat, SpainRacism2 sources

• Mob loots immigrant shops, torches vehicles in Buffalo City protest

  During a protest in Buffalo City, a crowd turned on immigrant shop owners, looting butcheries and torching vehicles belonging to Somali immigrants.

  Mar 30 · Buffalo City, South Africa1 source

• Mosque president detained by ICE after being pulled over in Milwaukee

  A lawful permanent resident and president of Wisconsin's largest mosque was pulled over by more than 10 ICE agents without cause and taken to out-of-state detention facilities.

  Mar 30 · Milwaukee, United States2 sources

• Anti-immigrant protesters march in Durban, some harass bystanders and loot shops

  Hundreds of protesters, including members of the xenophobic vigilante group Operation Dudula, marched in Durban demanding tougher action against foreigners.

  Mar 25 · Durban, South Africa4 sources

• Arrecife councillor receives racist and xenophobic comments online

  A city councillor in Arrecife was targeted with racist and xenophobic comments on social media after posting about poor sea conditions along the capital's coastline.

  Mar 22 · Arrecife, SpainRacism1 source

• Afghan man headbutted in Navan takeaway and told to 'speak English'

  A 24-year-old Afghan man was headbutted by a man in a takeaway in Navan, Co Meath, after he was heard speaking Dari and Pashto.

  Mar 22 · Navan, IrelandRacism1 source

• Severed pig's head left at Turkish family's door in Hall in Tirol

  A severed pig's head was placed on the doormat of a Turkish family's home in Hall in Tirol, with a note reading 'Happy Ramadan, you monkeys!' attached to the door.

  Mar 12 · Hall in Tirol, AustriaRacism1 source

• Romanian MP accused of xenophobic remarks toward ethnic Hungarian colleague

  At a parliamentary foreign policy committee meeting, a PSD deputy made xenophobic and discriminatory remarks toward the committee chair and other participants, including telling a UDMR colleague he should not be allowed to speak because of his ethnicity or origin.

  Mar 11 · Romania1 source

February 2026

• Trump demands deportation of two Muslim congresswomen in social media post

  President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social demanding that two Muslim congresswomen be sent back to where they came from, calling them mentally ill and unfit to serve.

  Feb 25 · United StatesRacism9 sources

• Wrestler Thunder Rosa speaks out after anti-immigrant harassment

  Professional wrestler Thunder Rosa received a hateful anti-immigrant message attacking her Mexican migrant identity, which she addressed in a video posted on social media.

  Feb 22 · United States1 source

• White supremacist group holds demonstration outside Hamilton city hall

  Members of the white nationalist group Nationalist-13, dressed in black and wearing masks, held a banner with the group's name and performed a Nazi salute outside Hamilton city hall.

  Feb 22 · Hamilton, CanadaRacism1 source

• Activist's post calls Hindu temple statue a 'Third World' invasion

  A Texas-based conservative activist posted a video and message attacking a Hanuman statue at the Shri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas, describing it as evidence of a 'Third World Aliens' invasion and comparing the suburb to New Delhi and Islamabad.

  Feb 16 · Sugar Land, United StatesRacism2 sources

• Nigerian man fatally shot in Johannesburg garage

  A Nigerian man was fatally shot in a garage in Windsor, Johannesburg, by a man and his team.

  Feb 8 · Johannesburg, South Africa1 source

January 2026

• Mob attacks homes of Romanian and Roma families in Cardeñadijo

  A group of about fifty residents of Cardeñadijo attacked three houses occupied by Romanian and Roma families with bricks, stones and sticks, shouting xenophobic insults and racist slurs and telling them to leave the town.

  Jan 28 · Cardeñadijo, SpainRacism1 source

• Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with substance during Minneapolis speech

  A man sprayed an unknown substance from a syringe at Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar while she spoke at Minneapolis City Hall criticizing immigration raids.

  Jan 27 · Minneapolis, United StatesRacismReligious Discrimination9 sources

• Federal agents kill man in Minneapolis during immigration enforcement

  Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old medical technician in Minneapolis during enforcement of the administration's anti-immigration policy.

  Jan 24 · Minneapolis, United States22 sources

• ICE agent fatally shoots nurse during Minneapolis protest

  A federal ICE agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, in Minneapolis while he was filming and protesting the agency's presence and its crackdown on immigrants without residence permits.

  Jan 24 · Minneapolis, United States2 sources

• Rep. Maxwell Frost punched at Sundance by man who threatened deportation

  A man punched Rep. Maxwell Frost in the face at a bar during the Sundance Film Festival after telling him 'we are going to deport you and your kind' and yelling a racial slur.

  Jan 23 · Park City, United StatesRacism1 source

• Namibian minister makes xenophobic remarks about Zimbabwean-born journalist

  Urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa publicly questioned whether a Zimbabwean-born journalist has a work permit and said Zimbabweans have not appreciated Namibia allowing them to stay, repeating the remarks at an event in Ondangwa.

  Jan 23 · Ondangwa, Namibia2 sources

• International student assaulted near Tuscany Village in Saanich

  An international graduate student at the University of Victoria was attacked near the Tuscany Village shopping complex, suffering facial fractures and other injuries.

  Jan 22 · Saanich, Canada1 source

Other categories

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