A new report for the Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research (SCCJR) has found that levels of hate crime in Scotland are higher than official figures suggest, and called
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Almost eight hate crimes or incidents are reported to police in Northern Ireland every day, a report said. The number of racist cases reduced slightly to 1,133 in the 12
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The head of civil rights group Liberty has accused the Government of deliberately fostering a hostile environment for immigrants which has helped fuel a spike in hate crime after the
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More than 3,000 hate crimes and incidents were reported to police across the UK in the second half of June – a jump of 42% compared to last year, new
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A growing number of people say they have been subjected to racist abuse and told to leave the UK following Britain’s EU referendum result. Ali Ahmed, 56, who has served
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Labour MP Jo Cox has died after being shot and stabbed in the street outside her constituency advice surgery. The mother of two children aged three and five was attacked
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Racial discrimination throughout the public and private sectors and widespread public concern about the impact of immigration on Scotland’s “identity” has prompted a new Scottish Government strategy to eradicate racism.
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“Narrow minded and hateful” people have been conducting “deluded revenge attacks” on ethnic minorities in Scotland in response to world events, the Lord Advocate has warned. Frank Mulholland has joined
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A property developer has said front doors will be repainted after concerns the homes of asylum seekers have been marked out in red, exposing them to racism and vandalism. An
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Two University of Leicester criminologists have been commissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire to lead a project designed to inform the development of a new hate crime
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