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Portugal’s Recent Anti-Racism Efforts: New Measures and Public Reactions
In recent months, Portugal has taken notable steps to address racism and promote inclusivity, sparking both support and debate across the country. A significant example of this is the newly…
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European Commission calls on Ireland, Bulgaria and Estonia to correctly transpose EU law combating racism and xenophobia
Today, the European Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Ireland (INFR(2024)2205) and reasoned opinions to Bulgaria (INFR(2020)2321) and Estonia (INFR(2016)2048) for only partially and incorrectly transposing the Council Framework Decision on combating racism and…
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Equality, inclusion and participation of the Roma in the EU
BRUSSELS – RESPONSE. In a clear warning that the progress in dealing with racism, in strengthening the support of the communities of Roma and reducing discrimination against her LGBT community is extremely fragile, due to…
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Greek calendar of Racism and Resistance
ELECTORAL POLITICS | GOVERNMENT POLICY 8 July: A far-right alliance called Patriots for Europe is formed in the European parliament, comprising: National Rally (France), Fidesz (Hungary), Freedom party (Austria), Vlaams Belang…
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Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say
The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who were deliberately thrown into the water. The…
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Racist violence surges in Greece, report finds
Attacks against migrants, refugees and LGBT people in Greece surged to their highest level in nearly a decade last year, a report by the Athens-based Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)…
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Implicit Bias: what should be our approach to it?
Charles Mills (1997) in its book “The Racial Contract” introduced the term “white ignorance”, which he believed would best explain white-people’s unconscious acts of prejudice directed to an out-group member,…
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Racist Militia Attacks in Portugal and the Far Right-Wing Discourse: How dominant narratives regarding race still manage to find their way out in the present day
In the past week, on the 3rd of May, an organized group of people formed a racist and xenophobic militia to invade homes and attack immigrants in the city of…
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EU: Racist policing widely under-reported, FRA says
The EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency, FRA, says racist policing is widely under-reported in the European Union. In a new report, the Vienna-based agency said most EU countries had “no official…
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AI models found to show language bias by recommending Black defendents be ‘sentenced to death’
Large language models (LLMs) are more likely to criminalise users that use African American English, the results of a new Cornell University study show. The dialect of the language you…
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Racism at work affects 3 in 10 civil servants with non-EU roots
One in 10 civil servants for the national government has had to deal with racism at work, and a similar sized group is aware of colleagues that have been racist…
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Greece: Rights experts condemn ‘racist violence’ against asylum-seekers
That’s the message from the group of eight experts, including Ashwini K.P., the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, who urged Greece on Wednesday to investigate alleged violations against asylum-seekers….
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Have you ever heard about the term of “Interculturality”?
Intercultural competencies is characterized by a range of skills, attitudes, values and knowledge that allows the individual to adapt, efficiently, to a multicultural environment. It involves cognitive, emotional, social and…
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Discrimination against Roma and Sinti widespread in Germany, finds report
Germany’s leading Roma and Sinti group has documented hundreds of incidents of discrimination and racism over the past year. Racial hatred and prejudice against the Roma and Sinti community in…
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Which European countries are the most racist?
From schools to the job market, housing and health, black people face “pervasive and relentless” discrimination, an EU report has revealed. A new report has highlighted “shameful” levels of racism…
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