Tag: racial attack
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Nigerian thrashed by locals after house burglary, 1 held
Hours after a disturbing video surfaced ~ which showed a Nigerian man tied to a pole and being thrashed with sticks by a group of men after he was said to have allegedly attempted to burgle a house in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar ~ Delhi Police filed a case under Section 308 (attempt to commit …
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October 10, 2017 -
Two Sikh Americans killed in US
Two Sikh Americans have been killed in separate incidents in California, according to community organisations and media reports. Subag Singh, 68, was found dead in a canal after he went missing in the morning of June 23. His body had injuries. California law enforcement officials from Fresno county have said that they were trying to …
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July 29, 2017 -
Migos kicked off Delta flight, manager claims racial profiling
Rap trio Migos was removed from a Delta flight on Friday from Atlanta, Georgia, to Des Moines, Iowa, on their way to a concert. Their manager is reportedly claiming the airline racially profiled group members Quavo, Offset and Takeoff after the plane returned to the gate to remove them from Delta flight 1532, reported Variety. …
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July 8, 2017 -
Assaulted Indian cabbie discharged from hospital in Australia
The 25-year-old taxi driver, who was beaten unconscious by two of his passengers in Australia, has been discharged from the hospital while Indian authorities have taken up the matter with local authorities. Pardeep Singh was beaten by two passengers, including a woman, at the Sandy Bay McDonald's drive-through in Australia's island state of Tasmania on …
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May 23, 2017 -
Indian cabbie ‘racially abused’, assaulted in Australia
An Indian cab driver was assaulted and beaten unconscious in the Australian state of Tasmania by two passengers who yelled racial slurs at him. Pardeep Singh, 25, was beaten by two passengers at the Sandy Bay McDonald's drive-through on Saturday night. Singh said he was attacked when he asked the woman passenger to step outside …
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May 22, 2017 -
Attack on Africans: India not taking visible measures, say African envoys
In the wake of recent racial attacks on Nigerians in Greater Noida, African envoys on Monday condemned the incident and expressed deep concern over India not doing enough post the attack. Calling the incidents 'racial, xenophobic acts', they sought international inquiry into the matter. "No known, sufficient and visible deterring measures were taken by India," …
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April 3, 2017 -
Assault on Africans
The incident of 28 March of attacks on students of African origin at a shopping mall in Greater NOIDA has shocked everybody in India and has created a serious image problem for the country, especially in Africa. Clearly a manifestation of racial prejudice, it is also of a piece with deepening prejudices in India, be …
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March 31, 2017 -
Assault on Africans
The incident of 28 March of attacks on students of African origin at a shopping mall in Greater NOIDA has shocked everybody in India and has created a serious image problem for the country, especially in Africa. Clearly a manifestation of racial prejudice, it is also of a piece with deepening prejudices in India, be …
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March 31, 2017 -
Racial attacks in the country cannot be justified : Kurien
The recent brutal mob attack on Nigerian students in Greater Noida made waves in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with the Deputy Chairman P J Kurien himself asking the Centre to take strong action in curbing such "racial attacks" against African nationals in the country. Responding to serious concerns expressed by Opposition MPs on …
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March 30, 2017 -
Kenyan woman lodged false assault complaint : Noida police
The complaint lodged by a Kenyan woman ~ that she had allegedly been pulled out of a cab and assaulted by several men in Greater Noida yesterday morning ~ was found to be "false", the Noida police said today. The senior superintendent of police (SSP), Noida, Dharmendra Yadav told a press conference here this …
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March 30, 2017 -
Sushma Swaraj assures impartial probe into attack on Nigerian students
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday assured an impartial probe into the alleged racial attack on some Nigerian students in Uttar Pradesh and promised action against the guilty. "The moment I got information about the attack, I immediately sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government. I also talked to Chief Minister Aditya Nath …
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March 30, 2017 -
Attack ‘racial’, allege African students, blame govt for inaction
“We have advised all African students living in Delhi and the National Capital Region to remain confined to their houses, do not move,” said Samuel Jack, president of African Students Association, amid the recent attacks against members of the African community living in India in the past 48 hours, Four Nigerian Students were allegedly attacked …
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March 28, 2017 -
Sikh-American girl harassed in US
A Sikh-American girl was harassed on a subway train here by a man who mistook her as a Middle-Easterner and told her to "go back to Lebanon" and "you don't belong in this country", a media report said. Rajpreet Heir recalled her ordeal in a video for a New York Times section, This Week in …
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March 25, 2017 -
Sikh-American girl harassed in US
A Sikh-American girl was harassed on a subway train here by a man who mistook her as a Middle-Easterner and told her to "go back to Lebanon" and "you don't belong in this country", a media report said. Rajpreet Heir recalled her ordeal in a video for a New York Times section, This Week in …
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March 25, 2017