Netherlands: “Beautiful goal, too bad it was someone of your kind who scored it”
A regular target of racist and Islamophobic insults in Dutch stadiums, Moroccan FC Volendam striker Bilal Ould-Chikh has announced his intention to leave the Netherlands after his career
Montpellier: Rhany Slimane Files Complaint After Islamophobic Attacks
On January 17, Rhany Slimane, an activist from La France Insoumise (LFI, French left-wing party), filed a complaint for racist and Islamophobic comments received on social media after an interview in Midi Libre.
Marseille: Three Firefighter-Sailors Suspended After Singing Racist Songs
Three firefighter-sailors from Marseille (southern France) have been suspended after singing racist songs during the New Year’s Eve party on December 31.
An 82-year-old Muslim woman in The Hague was attacked by her neighbor and spent several days in intensive care.
It had already been a difficult year for 82-year-old Cemile. Of Turkish origin, she was regularly subjected to threats and racist insults from her neighbor, who told her to “go back to her country”.
Jaminet affair: he’s “no longer welcome” in the French team
Last Sunday, the day after his re-election as President of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), Florian Grill declared on the set of RMC that Melvyn Jaminet, a professional player prosecuted for his racist remarks, was “no longer welcome” in the French team.
Vlaams Belang: “There are other countries where you can be yourself”. Guy D’haeseleer’s openly racist remarks to a young Muslim woman
On the Flemish television program “Premier choix” (“Eerste keus“), in which young people called to the polls for the very first time can put their questions to candidates in the municipal elections, a member of the far-right Flemish party Vlaams Belang made openly racist and Islamophobic remarks. Afnan, a young woman wearing a headscarf, explained […]
Melvyn Jaminet affair: “I find it absolutely shameful”.
Marion Bartoli, sports consultant on RMC, looks back at the Jaminet affair, the French professional rugby player prosecuted for his racist remarks against the Arab community on Instagram last summer. For these remarks, he was handed a 34-week suspension by the French Rugby Federation. On the September 28 show, Bartoli expressed her indignation at the […]
