Religious Hate Crimes
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Indian-Origin Man Arrested For Harassing Canada Mosque Goers: Report
In a suspected hate-motivated incident, a 28-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested by the Canadian police on the charges of yelling threats and religious slurs at worshippers and for dangerous driving at a mosque in Ontario city.
-
Man Arrested Over Hate Crime At Mosque Near Toronto
Canadian police arrested and charged a male suspect after what they called a "hate-motivated incident" at a mosque in the province of Ontario on Thursday in which he allegedly drove toward a worshipper and yelled threats and religious slurs.
-
Sikhs Among Most Targeted Faith Groups For Hate Crimes In US: FBI
Jews and Sikhs were the two most targeted religious groups in the hate-motivated crime in the US in 2021, according to the annual compilation of nationwide incidents by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
-
Discrimination Against Sikhs Has Gone Up, Rights Expert Tells US Congress
Religious discrimination and hate crime against the Sikh community in the United States has increased in recent years, an eminent human rights expert has told the lawmakers urging the administration and the US Congress to take steps to end this.
-
Mob Beats Muslim Bangle Seller In Indore, Minister Says Used Fake Name
A man selling bangles in Madhya Pradesh's Indore was mercilessly thrashed in full public view by a group of men as he had apparently had given a fake name. The 25-year-old was also robbed of Rs 10,000 by his assailants during the incident, which took
-
"Deep-Seated" Discrimination Of Religious Minorities Still Continues: UN
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to discrimination against religious minorities and related hate crimes, pointing out that the coronavirus pandemic was accompanied by stigma and the racist discourse.
-
Sikhs Third Most Targeted In US After Jews, Muslims: FBI Report On Hate Crime
Around 60 incidents of hate crimes against Sikhs were reported to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2018, making the community the third most commonly targeted religious group after Jews and Muslims in the US, according to an annual report released by the FBI on Tuesday.
-
Six-Year-Old Sikh Girl Banned From Carrying Kirpan To School In London: Report
Some comments made by parents about the incident are now being probed by the police as potential hate crimes, the report added. An investigation is being carried out. A spokeswoman for the South Yorkshire Police said: "Police are aware that a religious kirpan was brought into the school by a six-year-old pupil."
-
Uber Passenger Allegedly Pulled A Gun On Sikh Driver: 'I Hate Turban People'
A sheriff's office in Illinois is investigating an assault on an Uber driver that appears to have been based on the driver's ethnicity or religion.
-
1 Dead In Mob Lynching On Train, Blood In Coach Shows Extent Of Violence
A 16-year-old has died after he was attacked, along with three other young men traveling with him, in what appears to be a hate crime - they were attacked by other passengers on a train in Haryana last night and then thrown off the train when it pulled into a station at Asavati, just 20 kilometres from Delhi.
-
'We Are Here To Stay', Says Indian-Americans On Growing Hate Crimes
"We are here to stay", Indian- Americans have vowed while holding a series of meetings to express their concern over growing hate crime incidents against ethnic and religious minorities in the US.
-
White House to Hold Meetings with Sikh and Muslim Community Leaders
In the wake of increase in hate-crimes directed against Sikhs and Muslims after a deadly shooting in California, senior White House officials will hold meetings the leaders of these communities to discuss ways to address their concerns and challenges.
-
Court Orders $350,000 For Muslim Cabdriver Allegedly Attacked By Passenger
A civil jury awarded $350,000 to a Muslim cabdriver Monday who alleged that he was berated over his religion and attacked by a businessman in a 2013 encounter that was partially captured on video.
-
One in five hate crimes in US due to religious bias
One in five hate crimes reported in the US in 2011 were due to religious bias, most of them stemming from anti-Jewish and anti-Islamic prejudice, while almost half of such crimes were racially-motivated, the FBI has said in its new data.
-
Indian-Origin Man Arrested For Harassing Canada Mosque Goers: Report
In a suspected hate-motivated incident, a 28-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested by the Canadian police on the charges of yelling threats and religious slurs at worshippers and for dangerous driving at a mosque in Ontario city.
-
Man Arrested Over Hate Crime At Mosque Near Toronto
Canadian police arrested and charged a male suspect after what they called a "hate-motivated incident" at a mosque in the province of Ontario on Thursday in which he allegedly drove toward a worshipper and yelled threats and religious slurs.
-
Sikhs Among Most Targeted Faith Groups For Hate Crimes In US: FBI
Jews and Sikhs were the two most targeted religious groups in the hate-motivated crime in the US in 2021, according to the annual compilation of nationwide incidents by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
-
Discrimination Against Sikhs Has Gone Up, Rights Expert Tells US Congress
Religious discrimination and hate crime against the Sikh community in the United States has increased in recent years, an eminent human rights expert has told the lawmakers urging the administration and the US Congress to take steps to end this.
-
Mob Beats Muslim Bangle Seller In Indore, Minister Says Used Fake Name
A man selling bangles in Madhya Pradesh's Indore was mercilessly thrashed in full public view by a group of men as he had apparently had given a fake name. The 25-year-old was also robbed of Rs 10,000 by his assailants during the incident, which took
-
"Deep-Seated" Discrimination Of Religious Minorities Still Continues: UN
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to discrimination against religious minorities and related hate crimes, pointing out that the coronavirus pandemic was accompanied by stigma and the racist discourse.
-
Sikhs Third Most Targeted In US After Jews, Muslims: FBI Report On Hate Crime
Around 60 incidents of hate crimes against Sikhs were reported to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2018, making the community the third most commonly targeted religious group after Jews and Muslims in the US, according to an annual report released by the FBI on Tuesday.
-
Six-Year-Old Sikh Girl Banned From Carrying Kirpan To School In London: Report
Some comments made by parents about the incident are now being probed by the police as potential hate crimes, the report added. An investigation is being carried out. A spokeswoman for the South Yorkshire Police said: "Police are aware that a religious kirpan was brought into the school by a six-year-old pupil."
-
Uber Passenger Allegedly Pulled A Gun On Sikh Driver: 'I Hate Turban People'
A sheriff's office in Illinois is investigating an assault on an Uber driver that appears to have been based on the driver's ethnicity or religion.
-
1 Dead In Mob Lynching On Train, Blood In Coach Shows Extent Of Violence
A 16-year-old has died after he was attacked, along with three other young men traveling with him, in what appears to be a hate crime - they were attacked by other passengers on a train in Haryana last night and then thrown off the train when it pulled into a station at Asavati, just 20 kilometres from Delhi.
-
'We Are Here To Stay', Says Indian-Americans On Growing Hate Crimes
"We are here to stay", Indian- Americans have vowed while holding a series of meetings to express their concern over growing hate crime incidents against ethnic and religious minorities in the US.
-
White House to Hold Meetings with Sikh and Muslim Community Leaders
In the wake of increase in hate-crimes directed against Sikhs and Muslims after a deadly shooting in California, senior White House officials will hold meetings the leaders of these communities to discuss ways to address their concerns and challenges.
-
Court Orders $350,000 For Muslim Cabdriver Allegedly Attacked By Passenger
A civil jury awarded $350,000 to a Muslim cabdriver Monday who alleged that he was berated over his religion and attacked by a businessman in a 2013 encounter that was partially captured on video.
-
One in five hate crimes in US due to religious bias
One in five hate crimes reported in the US in 2011 were due to religious bias, most of them stemming from anti-Jewish and anti-Islamic prejudice, while almost half of such crimes were racially-motivated, the FBI has said in its new data.
