by Associated Press September 13, 2016 An Oregon man and his girlfriend accused of intentionally running down a black teen after an altercation in a convenience store parking lot face new hate crime charges alleging they targeted the victim because of his race. Russell Orlando Courtier, 38, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of
By Lauren del Valle, CNN September 10, 2016 New York (CNN)A woman yelling anti-Muslim sentiment allegedly attacked two Muslim women as they pushed their children in strollers in New York, authorities said. Emirjeta Xhelili, 32, allegedly tried to rip the hijab from the women's heads during the attack in Brooklyn on Thursday. Full article: http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/10/us/brooklyn-muslim-women-attacked/
August 31, 2016 (Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky) Six teenagers in a town east of London have been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of killing a Polish man in a suspected hate crime, British police said on Wednesday. Police have reported a jump in hate crime in Britain
by Julia Jacobo August 23, 2016 The man who a Tulsa family said "terrorized" them for years and called them racially offensive names has been charged with murder and a hate crime in the shooting death of 37-year-old Khalid Jabara, according to authorities. Stanley "Vernon" Majors, 61, was charged with first-degree murder in Jabara's
August 14, 2016 A new team of specialist police officers is being set up to investigate online hate crimes, including abuse on Twitter and Facebook. The London-based hub will include a team of five officers who will support victims and identify online abuse. The two-year pilot will cost £1.7m and has received £452,000 from
by Erik Kirschbaum and Alexandra Zavis July 22, 2016 A gunnman opened fire at a busy shopping mall in Munich on Friday evening, killing nine people and injuring 20 others in what police were investigating as a possible act of terrorism. Police sealed off parts of the city, Germany’s third-largest, for hours and pleaded with its 1.4
July 27, 2016 More than 6,000 hate crimes have been reported to police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the wake of the EU referendum, figures show. There was a slight fall in reports in the first half of July compared with an initial spike in the days before and after the 23 June
July 15, 2016 The parents of a black teenager shot and killed in December by a white Chicago police officer are accusing the policeman of a hate crime because of language used in text messages the officer exchanged before the shooting, the family's lawyer said on Friday. The allegation is part of an amended lawsuit
July 25, 2016 By: Gonzalo Viña Amber Rudd, home secretary, will launch an awareness campaign against hate crime and scrutinise how police deals with such incidents following a surge in complaints after the Brexit referendum. The weekend following the referendum saw a 57 per cent increase in reported hate crimes, the most notable an attack
24 July 2016 Prosecutors will be urged to push for tougher sentences for people committing hate crimes, following a rise in incidents after the EU referendum. A £2.4m fund will also be set up for security measures at places of worship. A rise in reported hate crimes following the Brexit vote has prompted concerns about