Content by tag : racism
Federal equal rights agency Unia received 11% more complaints of racism in 2018 than the year before.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has condemned the carnival celebrations in Aalst for "anti-Semitic representations" during the annual parade last Sund
Racism is still very prevalent in Belgian society, according to a new report from the UN's Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, published this week.
The Brussels-Capital Region has denied a request by far-right groups to stage a march against the UN’s Global Compact on Migration, but the groups say they are going to march anyway.
Ghent University (UGent) has expelled the leader of youth group Schild & Vrienden (Shield & Friends) and banned him from entering any of its buildings or events.
A Brussels bus driver working for the Stib for 26 years has been dismissed after it emerged he had several Nazi tattoos.
Pukkelpop, Belgium’s second-largest pop and rock festival, finished at the weekend, announcing that next year it would run from Thursday to Sunday instead of the traditional Wednesday to Saturday.
“All Jews love… All Arabs are… and all blacks smell like… You’ve thought it, and it’s against that automatic thought mechanism that we need to fight.” Brussels comedian Kody smiles after his openi
In the past five years, the number of convictions for racism and xenophobia in Belgium has decreased significantly, according to figures from the criminal policy department of the FPS Justice.
