Prince William has been criticized again for addressing racism in soccer after he did not publicly support his sister-in-law Meghan Markle after she spoke about facing racism.
The Duke of Cambridge said he was “sickened” by the racist abuse aimed at England players following their loss to Italy at the Euro 2020 final on Sunday.
“It is totally unacceptable that players have to endure this abhorrent behaviour. It must stop now and all those involved should be held accountable,” he wrote on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Twitter account on Monday.
While William has been outspoken on the matter of racism in soccer, he defended his family after Duchess of Sussex spoke about her experience with racism in an interview with Oprah Winfrey on March 7.
During the interview, she said that some royals raised “concerns” about how dark her and Harry’s first child’s skin would be. She and Harry did not mention the names of these royals, though Winfrey said that Harry told her it was not the Queen or Prince Philip who made the remarks.
A March 9 statement from Buckingham Palace on behalf of the Queen also acknowledged the allegations, saying that “the issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning.”
When asked about the interview by reporters on March 11, William responded that “we’re very much not a racist family.”
Royal fans say William’s comments on racism in soccer are hypocritical
Twitter user Love, Lola pointed out that Meghan Markle was trending on Twitter in the US following William’s statement on Monday.
“Many were calling out his hypocrisy,” the Twitter user wrote, before sharing screenshots of the 22 verified accounts she said she had found criticizing the duke.
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Reports of anti-Semitism in London reached their highest number last month, figures from a Jewish safety charity suggest.
The Community Security Trust said 201 incidents were reported in the capital in May, almost all linked to the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
More than 160 cases of abusive behaviour, 20 threats, 12 assaults and seven relating to damage or desecration were made.
It is the largest number in one month since the organisation began recording incidents in the 1980s.
The total exceeds the previous record of 179 in July 2014.
Dave Rich, of the CST, said: “This abuse has nothing to do with Israel.
“It’s just racism directed towards Jewish people who are picked out on the streets, on the internet, because they are Jewish.”
There are about 300,000 Jewish people in the UK with two-thirds of those located in London, according to the CST.
Community Secretary Robert Jenrick warned the Commons there had been an upsurge in anti-Semitism on social media.
Last month, four men were questioned by police after anti-Semitic abuse was heard being screamed through a loudspeaker from a car in St John’s Wood.
Footage shared on social media showed a convoy of vehicles draped with Palestinian flags passing down Finchley Road.
Detectives from the Met’s Hate Crime Unit are also appealing for information over a racially aggravated assault on two men in Baker Street on May 23.
Alex Menashe and Joseph Cohen were walking home from a kosher restaurant about 5pm when they were approached by two suspects in their teens or 20s.
The thugs screamed anti-Semitic abuse before pushing and punching them.
A member of the Muslim community confronted the assailants who ran off. He then offered the victims shelter. Neither were injured.
“It was terrifying,” Mr Cohen told the BBC.
“I’ve walked around London dressed as an Orthodox Jew for years and never had any issues.
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A UNPO investigation, published in a report on 15 April 2021, highlights that foreign States, including Iran, Russia and China, are in the process of a serious escalation of attacks against diaspora communities, dissidents, human rights defenders, civil society and ethnic minorities in Europe. Often referred to as reprisals, these tactics take the form of direct threats, intimidation, assassination, espionage and other serious harms. European states and the European Union, however, are not fully using the internal security the tools at their disposal to respond to these threats.
Based on the experience of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), this report outlines reprisals suffered by European citizens and residents, on the sovereign territories of Europe, orchestrated and implemented by foreign States. It advocates for better coordination and response mechanisms by the European Union (EU) and Member States to deter and prevent increasingly violent and serious attacks which challenge the rule of law and territorial sovereignty of States including France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Belgium and Switzerland.
The report builds on the work of the UNPO, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, concerning compromised spaces for unrepresented peoples. As detailed in “Compromised Space: Bullying and Blocking at the UN Human Rights Mechanisms”, unrepresented peoples face a growing range of challenges to access United Nations mechanisms and engage in international advocacy. This has been further exacerbated by the Covid-19 crisis, as set out in a subsequent report, “Compromised Space and Undiplomatic Immuinty: the Impact of Covid-19 on the Ability of Unrepresented Diplomats to Engage U.N. Human Rights Mechanisms.”
Through an analysis across numerous European states, this report highlights an increase in reprisals and a concurrent failure by European states, including those hosting the U.N. and other international and regional bodies, and the EU to recognize the scope and severity of the issue.
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A schoolboy who created his own online neo-Nazi group has been sentenced after admitting terrorism offences.
The 16-year-old, from Newcastle, called himself Hitler and set up accounts on multiple social media platforms which glorified extreme right-wing violence.
He had pleaded guilty to four counts of inviting support for National Action, a banned neo-Nazi organisation.
At North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court, sitting as a youth court, he was given a 12-month intensive referral order.
The youth had also admitted three counts of encouraging terrorism and four of stirring up racial and religious hatred.
He was further made the subject of terrorism notification requirements for 10 years, meaning he will have to keep the authorities informed of his whereabouts and certain activities.
After first being arrested in October 2019 he continued to post racist material.
The boy committed his first terrorism offence aged 15, making him the third youngest person in the UK to commit a terror offence.
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A schoolboy who created his own online neo-Nazi group has been sentenced after admitting terrorism offences. The 16-year-old, from Newcastle, called himself Hitler and set up accounts on multiple social media platforms which glorified extreme right-wing violence. He had pleaded guilty to four counts of inviting support for National Action, a banned neo-Nazi organisation. At North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court, sitting as a youth court, he was given a 12-month intensive referral order. The youth had also admitted three counts of encouraging terrorism and four of stirring up racial and religious hatred. He was further made the subject of terrorism notification requirements for 10 years, meaning he will have to keep the authorities informed of his whereabouts and certain activities. After first being arrested in October 2019 he continued to post racist material. The boy committed his first terrorism offence aged 15, making him the third youngest person in the UK to commit a terror offence. terror offences terror offences
Instagram said it will disable accounts that repeatedly send racist messages after soccer players in England expressed anger about being targeted with abuse.
The British government has also put pressure on social media companies, including Instagram owner Facebook, to do more to remove racists from their platforms.
Facebook pledged to disable accounts that send direct messages with abuse but declined to say why it had decided to act now, when players had been asking for tougher action for years. Players in England boycotted social media for 24 hours in 2019.
“We have always been committed to tackling hate and racism on our platform, it’s an issue we take very seriously,” Facebook content policy manager Fadzai Madzingira said in a statement.
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Instagram said it will disable accounts that repeatedly send racist messages after soccer players in England expressed anger about being targeted with abuse. The British government has also put pressure on social media companies, including Instagram owner Facebook, to do more to remove racists from their platforms. Facebook pledged to disable accounts that send direct messages with abuse but declined to say why it had decided to act now, when players had been asking for tougher action for years. Players in England boycotted social media for 24 hours in 2019. “We have always been committed to tackling hate and racism on our platform, it’s an issue we take very seriously,” Facebook content policy manager Fadzai Madzingira said in a statement. Facebook pledged to disable accounts that send direct messages with abuse but declined to say why it had decided to act now, when players had been asking for tougher action for years. Players in England boycotted social media for 24 hours in 2019. “We have always been committed to tackling hate and racism on our platform, it’s an issue we take very seriously,” Facebook content policy manager Fadzai Madzingira said in a statement.
A Black man from St Kitts and Nevis has provided a detailed account of the racism he has experienced since moving to the UK 50 years ago.
James Brown, who lives in West Yorkshire, also revealed that the discrimination he has experienced has left him fearing for the future of his children.
The 66-year-old moved to the UK as a teenager in 1968, joining his father who was part of the Windrush generation and had immigrated in the wake of World War II. Back then, James experienced racism almost every day.
He was greeted with window signs on shops that read, ‘no colour, no dogs, no Irish’, and he says no one would rent accommodation to a Black person.
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A Black man from St Kitts and Nevis has provided a detailed account of the racism he has experienced since moving to the UK 50 years ago. James Brown, who lives in West Yorkshire, also revealed that the discrimination he has experienced has left him fearing for the future of his children. The 66-year-old moved to the UK as a teenager in 1968, joining his father who was part of the Windrush generation and had immigrated in the wake of World War II. Back then, James experienced racism almost every day. He was greeted with window signs on shops that read, ‘no colour, no dogs, no Irish’, and he says no one would rent accommodation to a Black person. The 66-year-old moved to the UK as a teenager in 1968, joining his father who was part of the Windrush generation and had immigrated in the wake of World War II. Back then, James experienced racism almost every day. He was greeted with window signs on shops that read, ‘no colour, no dogs, no Irish’, and he says no one would rent accommodation to a Black person. fears fears
For this year’s Hanukkah, Amir is lighting menorah candles and reciting blessings to celebrate the holiday’s eight nights, as many Jews are around the world.
But he does so in secret, worried that Chinese officials will come around – as they often do on religious occasions – to enforce a ban against Judaism, pressuring him to renounce his faith. Sometimes, he’s even called in for interrogations.
“Every time we celebrate, we are scared,” said Amir, not his real name as he asked not to be identified over worries of retaliation. “Whatever we do, we’re always very careful to make sure the authorities don’t find out.”
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For this year’s Hanukkah, Amir is lighting menorah candles and reciting blessings to celebrate the holiday’s eight nights, as many Jews are around the world. But he does so in secret, worried that Chinese officials will come around – as they often do on religious occasions – to enforce a ban against Judaism, pressuring him to renounce his faith. Sometimes, he’s even called in for interrogations. “Every time we celebrate, we are scared,” said Amir, not his real name as he asked not to be identified over worries of retaliation. “Whatever we do, we’re always very careful to make sure the authorities don’t find out.” For this year’s Hanukkah, Amir is lighting menorah candles and reciting blessings to celebrate the holiday’s eight nights, as many Jews are around the world. But he does so in secret, worried that Chinese officials will come around – as they often do on religious occasions – to enforce a ban against Judaism, pressuring him to renounce his faith. Sometimes, he’s even called in for interrogations. “Every time we celebrate, we are scared,” said Amir, not his real name as he asked not to be identified over worries of retaliation. “Whatever we do, we’re always very careful to make sure the authorities don’t find out.” Jewish community Jewish community
Naomi Campbell: ‘The whole world is addressing racism, so England is going to have to deal with it’
Naomi Campbell: ‘The whole world is addressing racism, so England is going to have to deal with it’
At 11.30am on Tuesday morning, Naomi Campbell calls me. She rings bang on time with no publicist to connect us – a prerequisite for most celebrity interviews – nor an assistant to loiter on the line to ensure no salacious questions are asked. “Hi, it’s Naomi… Naomi Campbell.” She and I both know that there is only one Naomi and also that I am expecting her call, but I applaud the grace of her adding her surname. It’s also very James Bond.
These shouldn’t be notable details, but when it comes to interviewing one of the world’s most recognisable faces, it is. Most celebrities (although not all) are notoriously late and child-minded by a team of people to ensure they don’t have to deal with anything difficult. It is all the more noteworthy because of Campbell’s reputation as a diva, a label that she first acquired in 2000 when she pleaded guilty to assault after throwing a phone at former housekeeper. She arrived for her community service at a New York City sanitation garage in a sequinned Dolce & Gabbana gown. There was the time she was forced to take the witness stand in a ‘blood diamonds’ trial, where memes were made about some of her quips. Talk of her tardiness for interviews is legendary with up to four-hour waits for a chat with the supermodel.
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She arrived for her community service at a New York City sanitation garage in a sequinned Dolce & Gabbana gown. There was the time she was forced to take the witness stand in a ‘blood diamonds’ trial, where memes were made about some of her quips. Talk of her tardiness for interviews is legendary with up to four-hour waits for a chat with the supermodel.
Players leave field after alleged racism in Champions League game
Players leave field after alleged racism in Champions League game
In a powerful protest against alleged racism, players from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir walked off the field during a Champions League game on Tuesday and didn’t return after a match official was accused of using insulting language about a Black coach.
On a night when English giant Manchester United was eliminated after a 3-2 loss at Leipzig, the PSG-Basaksehir game in the same group never finished as the players from the visiting Turkish team refused to come back out on the field because the same group of officials would still be in charge.
The remaining minutes of the match will be played on Wednesday with a new set of match officials, UEFA said, following discussions with the clubs after one of the most controversial incidents in the competition’s history.
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Instagram admits moderation mistake over racist comments
Instagram has admitted a mistake in its technology meant racist comments and emojis were not removed.
It comes after a flood of racist abuse was directed at England footballers Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho following the men’s Euro 2020 final.
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri said content had “mistakenly” been identified as within guidelines instead of referred to human moderators.
The issue had now been fixed, he said.
“We have technology to try and prioritise reports and we were mistakenly marking some of these as benign comments, which they are absolutely not,” he told BBC News.
“The issue has since been addressed.
“Reports on these types of comments should [now] be reviewed properly.”
On Monday, BBC News reported a comment containing several orangutan emojis on Saka’s Instagram.
Within minutes, a notification was received saying the platform’s technology “found that this comment probably doesn’t go against our guidelines”.
BBC News requested a further review but received no response.
On Thursday, Saka himself responded to the abuse.
“To the social media platforms… I don’t want any child or adult to have to receive the hateful and hurtful messages that me, Marcus and Jadon have received this week,” he wrote.
“I knew instantly the kind of hate that I was about to receive and that is a sad reality that your powerful platforms are not doing enough to stop these messages.”
Following Mr Mosseri’s comments, on Wednesday night, several more racist comments and emojis were reported – but no notification of the results of any review was received.
A quick scroll on Saka’s account reveals plenty more racist comments yet to be reported and removed.
“It is absolutely not OK to send racist emojis, or any kind of hate speech, on Instagram,” Mr Mosseri added in a series of tweets.
“To imply otherwise is to be deliberately misleading and sensational.
“Emojis are difficult, as are words whose meaning changes based on context.
Source: BBC
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