Race
- Black Lives Matter movement, Bollywood, George Floyd, India, Race, South and Central Asia, World news
Bollywood’s silence on domestic issues leads to accusations of hypocrisy
For many, messages of anti-racism and solidarity rang hollow coming from the mouths of Bollywood’s biggest nam…
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New Zealand minister says yes – Trump is racist amid George Floyd protests
Green party co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson both answer “I do” when asked if the US President is rac…
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China outraged after Brazil minister suggests Covid-19 is part of ‘plan for world domination’
Beijing demands explanation after ‘highly racist’ tweet by Abraham Weintraub suggests it is part of a geopolit…
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‘They see my blue eyes then jump back’ – China sees a new wave of xenophobia
Fears rise that Beijing is stoking mistrust of foreigners as part of an attempt to rebuild a reputation tarnis…
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The violence in Delhi is not a ‘riot’. It is targeted anti-Muslim brutality | Kenan Malik
Blame the poisonous ideology of the Hindu nationalist BJP for the blood on India’s streetsIn August 1958, gang…
- China, Coronavirus outbreak, Infectious diseases, Medical research, Microbiology, Race, Science, UK news, World news
Chinese people in UK targeted with abuse over coronavirus
Students and a restaurant worker in Southampton report racist incidents, prompting fears in the communityCoron…
- Football, Football politics, Immigration and asylum, India, Race, South and Central Asia, Sport, UK news, World news
Most Britons weren’t hostile to migrants | Letters
Most Britons were not hostile and helped south Asians and east Africans to settle, says Nitin Mehta, while Jan…
- Bangladesh, Brexit, Immigration and asylum, India, Politics, Race, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
They came from south Asia to help rebuild Britain. The racism they saw then is back | Kavita Puri
I have been recording testimonies of these now-elderly pioneers, who never thought they would have to live thr…
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Cruise company apologises after staff pose as Māori for traditional welcome
Incident captured on video shows men, who did not appear to be Māori, in ‘grass’ skirts with black markings on…
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‘What you hear about Chinese people in France feeling scared – it’s true’
People of Chinese descent have long faced prejudice and violence in France. But today a new generation is stak…
- Art and design, Asia Pacific, Christchurch, Christchurch shooting, Illustration, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand, Race
After Christchurch, kindness is the only way to live each day
The mosque attacks rocked New Zealand but good deeds and generosity will help keep us togetherThe day of 15 Ma…
- Global economy, India, International trade, Race, Slavery, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘Tone deaf’ ads use slave ship images to promote UK sea-going sector
Campaign accused of ignoring colonial abuses when setting out maritime industries’ futureHistorians and academ…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian politics, China, Human rights, Islam, Race, Uighurs, World news, Xinjiang
The world knows what is happening to the Uighurs. Why has it been so slow to act?
A reluctance to offend China and an information blackout has meant the persecution of the ethnic minority has …
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Tech’s modern-day ‘Yellow Peril’ scare is just the same old racism | Frank H Wu
Claims of a Chinese fifth column within Google stoke paranoia against Asian Americans and threaten to ruin the…