Hate crime
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NY man pled guilty to violent hate crime against Asian woman gets 17.5 years behind bars
YONKERS, Westchester County (WABC) — A man from Yonkers will be sentenced to over 17 years in prison for a…
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Chinatown community members step up to battle random attacks, graffiti vandalism – BC | Globalnews.ca
Vancouver’s Chinatown isn’t waiting for a new civic government to be sworn in to take action against crime and street…
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Online hate law should address ‘Deepfakes’ and disinformation: advisory panel – National | Globalnews.ca
Disinformation, including “deepfake” videos and bots spreading deception, should come within the scope of a future online harms bill, say…
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Exclusive: Governor Hochul discusses gun violence, racism after Buffalo mass shooting
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul sat down with Eyewitness News exclusively to discuss gun violence…
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President Biden to meet with Buffalo shooting victims’ families, first responders
BUFFALO, New York (WABC) — President Joe Biden is expected to visit Tops Supermarket in Buffalo before a meeting Tuesday…
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Canada must confront white supremacist ‘trash’ after racist Buffalo shooting: experts – National | Globalnews.ca
A deadly mass shooting in the United States over the weekend has heightened concerns about anti-Black racism and hate crime…
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AANHPI Heritage Month: Spotlighting the Bangladeshi community and its struggle with racism
JACKSON HEIGHTS, Queens (WABC) — For AANHPI Heritage Month, we are spotlighting a community that is such an important part…
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Man attacked while carrying Israeli flag: Montreal police – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
A 51-year-old man was attacked this week in an alleged hate crime while carrying an Israeli flag in Montreal’s Westmount…
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Dylann Roof Killed Her Friends. Now, Activists Need Her Help.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — With the opportunity to make South Carolina the 49th state to pass a hate crimes law…
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Romania to introduce law against anti-Roma hate speech
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has approved a law that could penalise anti-Roma behaviour with up to 10 years in prison.…
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