Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
At least 15 killed in mass shooting at Hanukkah event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach
A pair of father-and-son gunmen killed at least 15 people in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, according to officials. At least 42 people have been hospitalized. The elder gunman, aged 50, was shot and killed by police, authorities said. His 24-year-old son was wounded and…
Read MoreVirginia mosque attacked, Muslim advocates call for hate crime charges
Community members are calling for the man accused of attacking a Muslim community center in Virginia to be charged with hate crimes after he was recently arrested. The mosque says the man has attacked its members multiple times. The latest attack happened on Nov. 28, at the Dar Al Nur Community Center in Fairfax County.…
Read MoreTwo accused of terror plans on Cardiff mosque and Jewish cemetery
Two men have appeared in court accused of planning a terrorist attack against Muslim and Jewish targets in Cardiff. Rhys Edwards and Talan Vincent, both 18, are alleged to have been planning the attacks at the Madina Mosque and a Jewish cemetery in Cardiff between 1 October and 16 November. The former pupils of Ysgol…
Read MoreNorthern Ireland man charged in relation to planning mosque attack
A County Down man has been charged with terrorism offences as part of an investigation into right-wing extremism. Connor Pollock, 38, of Croob Park in Ballynahinch, appeared in Downpatrick Magistrate’s Court on Thursday charged with withholding information about the preparation of a terrorist act. The charge relates to a planned attack on a mosque by…
Read MoreMan accused of antisemitic attack on teacher near Miami Beach Jewish school
A man allegedly made an antisemitic remark before he slapped and spit on a teacher near a Jewish school on Miami Beach, police said. Slemons Graves, 33, was arrested Wednesday on charges of strongarm robbery and battery with prejudice, Miami Beach Police said. Officers had responded to the Lehrman Community Day School on Tuesday after…
Read MoreUSF police file hate crime charges against three men involved in Muslim student harassment case
The University of South Florida Police Department said they’ve identified and filed charges against three men shown in a video harassing a group of Muslim students on the Tampa campus. The three individuals are identified as Christopher Svochak, 40, from Waco, Texas, Richard Penkoski, 49, of Canyon, Oklahoma and Ricardo Yepez, 28, of Tampa. They…
Read MoreArizona Man Charged with Hate Crime for Synagogue Fire
On Nov. 18, a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a one-count indictment against Everardo Gregorio, 31, of Casa Grande, Arizona for the Obstruction of the Free Exercise of Religious Beliefs by Fire. The indictment alleges that Gregorio burned down Khal Chasidim, a synagogue in Casa Grande, on March 3. The portion of the synagogue…
Read MoreLeader of White Supremacist Group Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Hate Crimes and Sending Instructions to Make Bombs and Ricin
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as “Mishka,” “Michael,” “Commander Butcher,” and “Butcher,” pleaded guilty to soliciting hate crimes and sending instructions to make bombs and ricin. Chkhikvishvili was a leader of Maniac Murder Cult, an international racially motivated violent extremist group. Chkhikvishvili recruited people to commit…
Read MoreCPD question person, probe possible link between CTA attack, City Hall arson: sources
A person of interest remains in custody Wednesday morning after a woman was set on fire on a CTA train. Now police are investigating if the same person may have been responsible for an arson attempt downtown. Police sources told ABC7 that they are looking if this person of interest is connected to a fire…
Read MoreMontgomery Co. man pleads guilty to mailing threats against Jewish institutions in DC region
A Montgomery County, Maryland, man has pleaded guilty in federal court to mailing threatening letters and postcards to more than a dozen Jewish institutions in Maryland, Virginia, D.C. and elsewhere over the past 18 months, suggesting that buildings would be destroyed and people killed. Clift Seferlis, 55, of Garrett Park, entered guilty pleas Monday in…
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