The law, which includes the death penalty as a punishment in some cases, has been strongly condemned, including by the United States.
Tag: Hate Crimes
Rishi Sunak Backs J.K. Rowling in Criticism of New Scottish Hate Crime Law
The legislation expands protections and creates a new charge of “stirring up hatred.” Critics, including J.K. Rowling, said the law was “wide open to abuse.”
Canadian Court Rules That Killings of Four Muslims Was Terrorism
Members of the Afzaal family were run down by a young man who harbored white supremacist beliefs and who targeted them because they were Muslim.
A Small-Town Stabbing Takes On a Larger Significance for France
The death might have been just a local tragedy. But some of the suspects were from an immigrant community, turning the case into a cause célèbre for the far right.
2 Teens Convicted of Murdering Brianna Ghey, a Transgender Girl, in England
A jury found that a boy and a girl, both now 16, murdered Brianna Ghey, 16, who was stabbed 28 times at a park near Manchester in February.
E.U. Official Cites Major Risk of Terror Attacks Over the Holiday Season
The warning was a reflection of how anger is spreading internationally over Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and the Israeli military’s response in Gaza.
E.U. Official Cites ‘Huge’ Risk of Terror Attacks Over the Holiday Season
The warning was a reflection of how anger is spreading internationally over Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and the Israeli military’s response in Gaza.
In Canada, a Judge Sentences an Incel Killer as a Terrorist
A Toronto teenager who killed a woman in a massage business was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison. The case was the first time gender-based violence in the country was labeled terrorism.
In New York City, Antisemitic Hate Crimes Soared Last Month
Several high-profile incidents are being investigated as hate crimes in New York, where anti-Jewish incidents more than tripled in October compared with last year.
Brazil Cracks Down on Surprising New Threat: Neo-Nazis
The Brazilian government has raided neo-Nazi groups across 10 states this year, part of a push by the new Lula administration to prosecute far-right extremists.