James Alex Fields Jr., second from left, holds a black shield in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a white supremacist rally took place.
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The United States is seeing an uptick in far-right extremist violence. It’s time to pay more attention to this scourge and its causes.
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Hate crime hurts.
The EU ruling could increase discrimination at work.
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For many Muslim women, wearing the headscarf is an act of piety and a way of being. Forcing them to remove it can have devastating consequences.
There are fears a new bill that seeks to criminalise hate speech in South Africa might infringe freedom of expression.
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The growing incidence of racism on social media in South Africa suggests that there are consequences. Whether there ought to be criminal sanctions remains an ongoing debate.
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Incitement to hatred law in England and Wales currently protects many identities, but not disability.
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Millions of women felt insulted by Donald Trump’s language toward women. Others overlooked it, seeing the female candidate as flawed. Here’s why this might suggest a growing health crisis for women.
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Two researchers were subjected to harassment and intimidation when they adopted Islamic attire in public.
Students make their feelings known during a fees protest at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
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States do not record the structural violence of racism as part of crime statistics. But this invisible violence has driven some people to self-harm. It has also masked forms of suicide.
Two Polish police officers on the beat in Harlow, Essex.
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The death of Polish resident Arkadiusz Jóźwik has raised tensions in Harlow.
CCTV of a man throwing a bag of rotten pork meat at a mosque in North London.
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Prevention and education are key to tackling hate crime in Britain.
Officers attend the scene in Orlando.
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Times are changing … but far too slowly.
The Orlando massacre is an extreme example of the public health crisis of anti-LGBT violence in America.
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Aggression against sexual minorities is rooted in society-level stigmas that devalue LGBT individuals.
Hate crime or terrorism?
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Was this a crime about hate or political ideology? Extremist experts use data to explain what type of crime took place in Florida, and why it matters.
Policy changes and face-to-face conversations are part of the plan.
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The massacre at an Orlando gay club is a savage reminder that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people still face harsh prejudice in America and lack full equal protections under the law.
A vigil to commemorate victims of a mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, June 12, 2016.
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Articles from our archive that offer a variety of insights into the Florida shooting.
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It has taken the killing of 50 innocent people at an LGBT club to bring home how much homophobia is embedded in Western societies.
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A new study finds Muslim women in the UK live in an atmosphere of prejudice.
The Lawrence case has allowed black police officers to speak up about racism within the force.
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Reports of an inquiry into allegations that police tried to shield the killers suggest the murder has yet to be fully investigated.
Some things belong in the past.
Darryl Moran
Symbols matter – and there’s no stronger symbol than a flag in a post-conflict society.
The new face of hate violence: Dylann Roof.
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Hate violence is as diverse and widespread as ever – and its effects are legion.