(Reuters) A Swedish appeals court on Monday partially acquitted a far-right activist convicted in [2024] of hate crimes against Muslims over statements he made whilst burning the Koran, and suspended his four-month prison sentence. The Skane and Blekinge appeal court acquitted Rasmus […]
(European Conservative) A priest in Spain is on trial in Málaga, facing up to three years behind bars for alleged hate speech after publishing an article critical of Islam. Fr. Custodio Ballester, known for his pro-life stance and doctrinal conservatism, is accused […]
(CBC) Justice Minister Sean Fraser tabled new legislation Friday introducing four Criminal Code offences, including one that would make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols. If passed, the Combatting Hate Act would target symbols used during the Holocaust, […]
(JNS) An Amsterdam court on Tuesday sentenced a Palestinian to six months in prison for public violence and attempted aggravated assault during the November 2024 pogrom against Israelis in the Dutch capital. The man, identified only as Mahmoud A. by local media […]
(CBC) The Liberal government is introducing new legislation on Friday to make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols like swastikas, CBC News has learned. A source with knowledge of the […]
(AFP) Three people have been arrested after an attack on two Jewish tourists in Venice earlier this week, local police said Thursday as Italian politicians strongly condemned the incident. “Two foreign Jewish tourists were surrounded and beaten by a group of 10 […]
(European Conservative) Since the Hamas terror attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the climate for Jews in Germany has changed dramatically. Many report that they no longer feel safe, neither on the streets nor in educational institutions. Jewish families in Germany […]
(AFP) French authorities have arrested twin brothers over the cutting down of an olive tree planted in memory of Ilan Halimi, a young French Jewish man tortured to death in 2006, prosecutors said Wednesday. An olive tree, planted in 2011 in Halimi’s […]
(Global News) A British Columbia MLA has taken the unusual step of launching a private legal action against a Vancouver woman who was investigated for hate speech. Police arrested Charlotte Kates and recommended she be charged with willful promotion of hatred and […]
(CTV) A man arrested for allegedly threatening a Jewish man and several other people in Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough last week has been released from custody with conditions. Montreal police were called to a residential street last Friday after getting 911 calls about […]
(Euro Weekly) A shocking act of arson has devastated the small parish church in El Pozuelo, a village within the municipality of Albuñol, Granada. On Sunday, August 17, a 21-year-old man of Moroccan origin was arrested after allegedly setting fire to the […]
(National Post) The 911 calls started pouring in to Montreal police around 4:40 p.m. Friday, as the Jewish shabbat neared: A man wearing a long white robe and a keffiyeh-style headscarf was threatening people on a residential street in the city’s Saint-Laurent […]
(NL Times) Fourteen Islamic organizations in the Netherlands have filed a criminal complaint against far-right politician Geert Wilders, accusing him of inciting hatred, discrimination or violence, and of group insult and sedition over a social media post comparing images of women labeled […]
(Swiss Info) An asylum seeker has been sentenced to six months in prison in Graubünden for an attack on a Jewish tourist in Davos in the summer of 2024. The man did not appear before the Prättigau/Davos regional court for his trial […]
(CBC) A new report from the Islamophobia Research Hub at York University calls on governments across Canada to increase oversight on how universities, schools, police forces and Parliament deal with the recent spike in instances of anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism. The report […]
(European Conservative) On the night of June 2nd, Lionel M., aged 27, stole a Quran and burned it in front of the Errahma mosque in Villeurbanne, in the suburbs of Lyon. He has now been sentenced to twelve months in prison and […]
(Canadian Jewish News) A man who was convicted for making comments threatening the Jewish people and synagogues of Toronto was sentenced to 60 days of house arrest followed by the maximum three years of probation, along with a 10-year ban on weapons, […]
(GB News) John Steele, who has spent a quarter-century sharing his Christian faith without incident, told GB News he felt “flabbergasted” and “frightened” after he was detained by police for questioning Islamic teachings during a public conversation in Rotherham. “I feel silenced,” […]
(GB News) A Christian street preacher arrested in Rotherham town centre after asking a Muslim about the Quran’s teaching on domestic violence has said he has been vindicated after charges against him were dropped. Former miner John Steele, 60, was arrested and […]
(AP) A judge ruled Tuesday that Colorado prosecutors can move ahead with their case against a man accused of killing one person and injuring a dozen more in a firebomb attack on demonstrators showing support for Israeli hostages in Gaza. A police […]
(Courthouse News) A man facing federal hate crime and explosives charges pleaded not guilty on Friday to orchestrating an attack on Colorado residents who gathered in Boulder to raise awareness of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was arrested […]
(AP) A man accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at a group of people demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 hate crime counts. Mohamed Sabry Soliman was initially charged with […]
(Yabiladi) The fifth edition of the Territorial Conference on Islam in France was held on Monday, June 23, 2025, at the Côte-d’Or prefecture, bringing together representatives of the Muslim faith, elected officials, academics, community organizations, and state services. The meeting, chaired by […]
(ABC) A suspect in an alleged road rage incident involving Ohio Rep. Max Miller has turned himself in, police said, a day after the Republican congressman said he was run off the road by a man waving a Palestinian flag. The incident, […]
(Fox) Federal authorities at a preliminary hearing Wednesday afternoon testified the accused Boulder, Colorado, Molotov bomber, illegal Egyptian national Mohamed Sabry Soliman, used Israeli flags to target victims and had the Muslim liberation year “1187” written on clothing [and other] items in […]
(Jerusalem Post) Two French Muslim teenagers who raped a 12-year-old Jewish girl in 2024 have been sentenced to seven years and nine years in prison, respectively. The sentence was handed down on Friday in Nanterre juvenile court, following a three-day trial. These […]
(Jerusalem Post) The trial of three French Muslim teenagers charged with the antisemitic gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl began in juvenile court in Nanterre. Two boys aged 13 and 14 are charged with gang rape, sexual assault, violence, extortion, death […]
(JTA) No one voted against a resolution condemning the rise of hate crimes against Jews when it came to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday evening. But two congresswomen declined to vote yes. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a […]
(GB News) An asylum seeker who burnt the Koran has claimed he has been forced into hiding after police warned him of a terror plot to murder him. Hamit Coskun was woken at 2am on Saturday by officers acting on behalf of […]
(Fox) The Trump administration has taken a more aggressive approach than its predecessor toward addressing the nationwide surge in antisemitic incidents, launching investigations, punishing elite universities, and intensifying its immigration enforcement practices. President Donald Trump, through the Department of Justice (DOJ) and […]
(AFP) A Palestinian man was taken into custody after he threw a chair at a rabbi on a cafe terrace in a wealthy Paris suburb, a police source told AFP, in an attack France’s main Jewish association condemned as antisemitic. According to […]
(CNN) The Egyptian man accused of carrying out an antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, appeared in court Friday afternoon on a federal hate crime charge related to the attack that left several people injured. The court appearance comes a day after Mohamed […]
(NY Post) A “Jew-hater” who protested against Israel on Columbia University’s campus and contemplated setting a student on fire allegedly had a direct link to Hamas’ deadly al-Qassam Brigades militant group, the Post can reveal. Tarek Bazrouk — awaiting trial after being […]
(ABC) The man suspected of throwing Molotov cocktails in an “act of terrorism” during a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, injuring 12 people, has been charged with a federal hate crime and state charges including 16 counts of attempted first-degree murder, according […]
(Sky News) A man has been found guilty of an offence after burning a Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London, in a case that sparked debate over the freedom of expression. Hamit Coskun was accused of shouting “f*** Islam” and “Islam […]
(Sky News) Convicting a man for burning the Koran would be “tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law,” his defence team has told a court. Hamit Coskun appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday after he allegedly shouted abusive slogans about Islam while […]
(Detroit News) A Dearborn man has pleaded guilty to a weapons offense after allegedly making antisemitic, racist threats at a Bloomfield Hills synagogue in late 2022. Hassan Chokr, 37, pleaded guilty Tuesday to being a felon in possession of a firearm, federal […]
(Global News) Canadian Jewish groups are questioning why B.C. prosecutors have taken more than a year to decide whether a woman who made explosive comments at a Vancouver rally last year should face hate crime charges. Vancouver police arrested Charlotte Kates and […]
(Global News) Israel raised its travel alert for Canada to a “potential threat level” on Sunday, warning of “an increased threat by terrorists against Israelis and Jews in Canada.” The warning issued by Israel’s National Security Council came on the same day […]
(Toronto Sun) A Toronto man faces charges after allegedly calling for violence against Toronto’s Jewish community, according to police. The Toronto Police hate crimes unit arrested Basel al-Sukhon, charging him with uttering threats and indecent communications in connection with a number of […]
(Toronto Sun) Canadian Jewish groups are calling on the B.C. Prosecution Service to follow through with charges against a Canadian terrorist group leader, particularly after recent social media posts glorifying the gunman who killed two Israeli embassy workers. Charlotte Kates, a leader […]
(Jerusalem Post) A Jewish protester was arrested by London’s Metropolitan Police for a placard he held mocking the eliminated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the Telegraph revealed on Friday. The anonymous man was detained and charged last September for the cartoon, which featured […]
(Politico) France is pushing for more scrutiny on how EU grants are allocated in an attempt to fight antisemitism, hate speech and the funding of entities “obviously hostile to our common values.” France’s Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad also said he would ask […]
(National Post) A Canadian Islamic preacher with a lengthy history of extremist rhetoric is under scrutiny once again after a sermon calling for the death of Jews. “Oh Allah, destroy the Jews, oh Allah destroy the Jews … oh Allah destroy them […]
(European Conservative) A Catholic priest in southern France was surrounded, insulted, and threatened by a mob of young men shouting “Allahu Akbar” after evening Mass on Saturday, in what he has condemned as a brazen act of anti-Christian intimidation. The attack took […]
(GB News) Prosecutors have removed references to “the institution of Islam” from charges against a man who burned a Koran in central London. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has amended a charge against Hamit Coskun, 50, who set fire to a copy […]
(NY Post) A rabble-rousing “Jew hater” was arrested by the feds Wednesday for allegedly assaulting multiple Jewish victims in a spate of vicious hate crime attacks across the Big Apple — including one where he allegedly snatched an Israeli flag and spewed […]
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) A former Pennsylvania Air National Guard member already accused of defacing Jewish religious property in Squirrel Hill has been indicted on new charges of possessing homemade pipe bombs and lying during a federal background check for top-secret clearance. The latest […]
(AFP) A teenager who attacked a rabbi in a central French city was sentenced to 16 months in prison by the juvenile court on Wednesday, after a long day of hearings in which he denied responsibility. The attack took place last month […]
(Anadolu) As the country’s federal election enters its final stretch, Muslim Canadians are making it clear that they want the next government to do more than merely acknowledge Islamophobia, calling for decisive action to combat it. The grim statistics underscore the dangers […]
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