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UK government warns social media companies over England racist abuse

England's loss in the Euro 2020 final led to acts of racism towards some black players. Now the British government wants tech companies to hand over details of the perpetrators.

United Kingdom

Online racist abuse of England players sparks indignation

Online racist abuse of England players who missed penalties in England's loss to Italy sparked a wave of indignation in the UK and beyond. Is racism in football on the rise and how can we tackle it?

Europe News

Politics have entered the football pitch. Was it inevitable?

The Euro 2020 tournament has been characterised by unusually explicit conversations on politics, race and LGBTQ+ rights.

USA

Controversial confederate statue is removed in Charlottesville

Saturday’s removal of a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee and another of Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson will come nearly four years after violence erupted at the infamous “Unite the Right” rally.

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Sport

Konami drops contract with Antoine Griezmann over hotel video

A video posted by Griezmann's teammate Ousmane Dembélé appeared to mock the looks and language of hotel staff in Japan in 2019.

World News

Nine out of ten hate crimes going unreported, EU report claims

Many hate crime victims do not report attacks because they find the process too bureaucratic or do not trust the police, a new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights found.

World

Sister of black man who died in police custody acquitted of defamation

The sister of a black French man who died in police custody in 2016, has been acquitted of defamation charges brought against her by police officers. Assa Traoré publicly named three policemen, accusing them of having crushed Adama Traore to death.

Italy

Italian police accused of racism over viral video of arrests in Milan

A group of black youths were beaten and arrested by the carabinieri in a central area of Milan on Sunday morning.

Portugal

Portuguese man convicted of racist murder of black actor

A Portuguese court has sentenced a 76-year-old man to more than 22 years in prison for the racist murder of black actor Bruno Candé.

World News

UN human rights chief says reparations needed for people facing racism

The report from Michelle Bachelet, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, offers a sweeping look at the roots of centuries of mistreatment faced by Africans and people of African descent, notably from the transatlantic slave trade.

Sport

Austria's Marko Arnautovic banned for one game for insulting opponent

The North Macedonian football federation had asked UEFA to punish Austrian striker Marko Arnautovic for a nationalist outburst after he scored at the European Championships on Sunday.

Lithuania

Watch: Painting over of LGBT crossing in Vilnius prompts police probe

The incident took place on May 31. In a video posted on Facebook, four people can be seen spray painting over the rainbow-coloured crossing and disrupting traffic.

USA

Tulsa massacre: Biden decries 'horrific' injustice in centenary speech

The US President said he had "come to fill the silence" about one of the nation’s darkest — and long suppressed — moments of racial violence.

Spain

Backlash for Spain's postal service anti-racist campaign

Spain's postal service is feeling a backlash from its attempt to highlight racial inequality after releasing four stamps of different skin colour and different values

Canada

Remains of 215 children found at Canadian Indigenous school

The school was one of 139 such institutions set up in the country in the late 19th century in which First Nations, Métis and Inuit children were forcibly conscripted.

USA

George Floyd's family meets Biden as US Congress weighs police bill

The meeting came as the world marked one year since George Floyd's death.

Europe News

Europe's ethnic minorities 'more likely' to be stopped by police

The report, from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), was published a year after the murder of George Floyd.

World News

Euroviews. George Floyd's death lifted veil on racism in Europe's policing | View

"George Floyd’s murder was a turning point in Europe’s history by lifting the veil on racism within policing."

USA

US has 'a long way to go' on systemic racism, expert says

Family members and activists rallied in Minnesota to mark the day George Floyd was killed by police.

My Europe Series

George Floyd: A year on, did Europe’s race protests change anything?

A wave of protests hit Europe following the murder of George Floyd in the US - but one year on, has anything changed?