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 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
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