Sinn Féin condemned the burning of First Minister Michelle O'Neill's images on a Bogside bonfire in Londonderry as sectarian, with police treating the incident as a hate crime.
Raul Morales, 51, was arrested for allegedly stabbing an Asian man and a Jewish man on Manhattan's Upper West Side, yelling 'Allahu Akbar.' Police are investigating the nonfatal attacks as possible hate crimes, with mental health potentially a factor.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced police are investigating two Upper West Side stabbings, targeting an Asian and a Jewish man, as possible hate crimes. Suspect Raul Morales, 51, was arrested after witnesses heard him shout "Allahu Akbar." Victims are stable.
A Victorian inquiry hears that international students from countries where homosexuality is illegal are being targeted through gay dating apps, leading to assaults, extortions, and threats of outting, with 95 attacks and 42 arrests reported since June 2024.
A 36-year-old man has been charged following a series of attacks in Edinburgh on Friday, June 19, 2026, which left five people injured. Counter-terrorism officers are investigating the incidents, which are being treated as potentially Islamophobic and far-right terror.
Tavius Jean-Charles, 36, was sentenced to five years in prison for a series of antisemitic hate crimes targeting the Jewish community in north London between October 2025 and March 2026. He pleaded guilty to seven racially aggravated public order offenses and one count of criminal damage, including death threats and smashing a car window.
Two teenagers killed three men at a San Diego mosque, influenced by online extremist networks and previous mass shooters. Their manifesto expressed hatred for multiple groups. Experts link such violence to nihilistic extremism and online radicalization, highlighting a disturbing trend of copycat attacks.
Michail Chkhikvishvili, 22, leader of the Maniac Murder Cult, sentenced to 15 years for soliciting hate crimes, including plotting to poison minority children disguised as Santa Claus, and distributing bomb/ricin-making information.
Conservative and Reform leaders cheered as they address crowd, while Labour’s Pat McFadden met with boos and shouts of ‘where is Starmer?’Thousands of people gathered outside Downing Street on Sunday to protest an increase in antisemitic hate crimes and violence, as senior politicians and interfaith leaders called for unity.The Standing Strong: Extinguish Antisemitism rally, backed by more than 30 Jewish groups, drew thousands of people to Whitehall, as Conservative and Liberal Democrat party leaders, alongside Labour and Reform representatives, addressed a crowd studded with Israeli and union jack flags, and ‘Where is Keir?’ placards. Continue reading...
Team of 100 extra officers is aimed at providing ‘more consistent model of protection’ for Jewish communitiesPolitics live – latest updatesThe number of antisemitic hate crimes recorded in April in London was the highest in two years, data shows, as the Metropolitan police commit to deploying 100 extra officers to protect Jewish communities.The force says a “community protection team” will be set up, combining neighbourhood policing with counter-terrorism capabilities, as British Jews face “some of the highest levels of hate crime alongside significant terrorist and hostile state threats”. Continue reading...
Green party leader accuses Keir Starmer of ‘silly games’ in accusing his party of playing down hate crimesZack Polanski has called on politicians to treat antisemitism with “consideration, care and nuance” as he accused Keir Starmer of trying to play political games with the issue.The Green leader’s comments come after the prime minister accused him of playing down recent antisemitic incidents. Polanski’s party is facing increasing scrutiny for recent comments by some candidates and members. Continue reading...
Alongside the FIFA investigation, the Catalonia police force has opened its own probe, which is being handled by the Prosecutor's Office for Hate Crimes and Discrimination.
