Spanish mayor fined €10,000 for insulting Muslims
Silvia Orriols, mayor of Ripoll in Catalonia (northeastern Spain) and member of the far-right nationalist party ‘Alianca Catalana’ in the local Catalan parliament, has been fined 10,000 euros for insulting Muslims during a statement on the ‘8TV’ television channel. She claimed that Muslims living in the region constituted a ‘threat to Catalan identity’. The fine […]
Three women wearing revealing swimsuits were turned away from a Remich swimming pool
On August 24, 2024, three women dressed in revealing swimsuits were refused access to the pool at Remich (a commune in southeastern Luxembourg) by a lifeguard, who claimed their attire was illegal. However, in Luxembourg, there is no legislation prohibiting the wearing of covering attire in public bathing areas, leaving each bathing establishment to make […]
Fire near synagogue reveals French government’s double standards
On the evening of August 24, 2024, an individual set fire to several vehicles near the La-Grande-Motte synagogue in southwest France (34). In response, Gabriel Attal and Gérald Darmanin, respectively Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, went to the site and mobilized two hundred police and gendarmes. In 2024, the Collective Against Islamophobia in […]
