by Mark Townsend October 8, 2016 The number of homophobic attacks more than doubled in the three months after the Brexit vote, with toxicity fostered by the EU referendum debate spreading beyond race and religion, new figures suggest. Hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people increased 147% during July, August and
by Harriet Taylor October 5, 2016 ISIS so adept in its use of social media for propaganda and recruitment, that most cases of domestic terrorism can now be traced to social media platforms. "We've got to get the message out: Terrorists are using social media to target young kids," said John Carlin, assistant attorney
by Eve Bower, CNN October 3, 2016 (CNN) In his nearly eight years in office, President Obama has formally addressed the nation on the subject of gun violence 25 times: on average, every 112 days. But in the last year alone, he has made such statements roughly every 36 days. In October 2015, after a
September 28, 2016 Online cartoon Pepe the Frog has been added to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)'s database of hate symbols. Other logos cited as offensive by the ADL include the Swastika and the "Blood Drop Cross" of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The anti-bigotry group said "racists and haters" had "taken a popular internet
by Richard Winton September 23, 2016 Can police prevent hate crimes by monitoring racist banter on social media? During a three-year Researchers will be testing this concept over the next three years in Los Angeles, marking a new frontier in efforts by law enforcement to predict and prevent crimes. During a three-year experiment, British
by Richard Winton September 21, 2016 Anti-Muslim hate crimes reported in California rose 122% between 2014 and 2015, according to a recent analysis by Cal State San Bernardino researchers. The report by the Cal State San Bernardino Center on Hate & Extremism found that 18 anti-Muslim crimes were reported in California in 2014, while 40 anti-Muslim crimes were
by Eric Lichtblau September 17, 2016 WASHINGTON — Hate crimes against American Muslims have soared to their highest levels since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, according to data compiled by researchers, an increase apparently fueled by terrorist attacks in the United States and abroad and by divisive language on the campaign
by Associated Press September 14, 2016 A 32-year-old Florida man has been arrested and is facing a charge of arson with a hate crime enhancement in connection with a fire that heavily damaged the mosque that Orlando, Fla., nightclub gunman Omar Mateen occasionally attended, authorities announced Wednesday. Joseph Michael Schreiber was arrested without incident
by Veronica Rocha September 14, 2016 In a crime that shocked a California Delta community, a man and woman were charged with hate crimes Tuesday in connection with launching Molotov cocktails into the home of a black family in Antioch and spray-painting the residence with a swastika and racial slurs, police said. Roy Charles Sorvari, 27, of Antioch and Christyne
by Mahita Gajanan September 14, 2016 Suspects in the case were linked to similar assaults on other non-Muslims New York police are no longer investigating the attack in which a Muslim woman’s clothing was set on fire as a hate crime, authorities said Wednesday. Police ruled out a hate crime after suspects in the case