Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Hate crime charges dropped against most Salisbury students charged in off-campus attack
Prosecutors in Wicomico County are dropping felony assault and hate crime charges against at least 12 of the 15 Salisbury University students charged in an off-campus attack in October. Misdemeanor false imprisonment and second-degree assault charges remain for most of the defendants, and many trials are set for late January. The Wicomico State’s Attorney’s Office said in…
Read MoreAustralian Leader Blames Antisemitism For Arson That Extensively Damaged A Melbourne Synagogue
Arsonists extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue on Friday in what Australia’s prime minister condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values. The blaze in the Adass Israel Synagogue is an escalation in targeted attacks in Australia since the war began between Israel and Hamas last year. Cars and buildings have been vandalized and torched around…
Read MoreStudent accused in hate crime attack near Salisbury University has charges reduced
One of 15 students charged in a hate crime attack on a man near Salisbury University had his charges reduced in a hearing Thursday, according to court documents. According to police, a suspect created an account on Grindr, a dating app used primarily by gay and bisexual men, posing as a 16-year-old in order to…
Read MoreSuspect facing hate crime and terrorism charges in shooting of Jewish man in Chicago dies in apparent suicide, sheriff says
A man facing felony terrorism and hate crime charges after authorities said he shot a Jewish man and fired at responding officers during an October shootout in Chicago has died by apparent suicide, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi was found unresponsive during a routine security check at the Cook County Jail…
Read MoreMassachusetts Man Pleads Guilty for Threatening to Kill Members of Jewish Community and Bomb Places of Worship
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to threatening to kill members of the Jewish community and bomb Jewish synagogues. John Reardon, 59, of Millis, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force, one count of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat…
Read MoreMan arrested in Myrtle Beach for ‘hate-based threats’ sent to NY reporter, official says
On Friday morning, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a man in Myrtle Beach for allegedly threatening to kill a New York reporter. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, Austin Suman was arrested for making a series of “violent and hate-based threats to a news reporter,…
Read MoreOregon Man Pleads Guilty to Three Federal Hate Crimes for Defacing Synagogue
An Oregon man pleaded guilty today to three federal hate crimes after intentionally defacing a synagogue in Eugene, Oregon, on multiple occasions. Adam Edward Braun, 34, of Eugene, pleaded guilty to two counts of intentionally defacing a synagogue and one count of attempting to intentionally damage the synagogue because the synagogue was a place of…
Read MoreAmsterdam fears another night of unrest as it grapples with antisemitism and violence
Amsterdam police were bracing for yet another night of unrest on Tuesday as the Dutch capital grapples with antisemitic violence that started with attacks against visiting Israeli football fans last week. The Dutch capital was put under emergency measures last Friday, following the clashes that broke out after Thursday night’s soccer match between Israel’s Maccabi…
Read More12 college students charged with hate crimes after assault in Maryland
A dozen students at a university on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have been arrested after they lured a man to an off-campus apartment, beat him up and called him a homophobic slur, according to local police. In addition to assault and false imprisonment, the 12 young men are facing hate crime charges for allegedly targeting the…
Read MoreIsraeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, in what Dutch authorities call antisemitic incidents
Israeli soccer fans were beaten and injured in violent clashes in Amsterdam overnight, which the Dutch government condemned Friday as antisemitic attacks on Israeli citizens. Dutch police said they had launched a major investigation into multiple violent incidents following the Europa League soccer game Thursday night between Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dutch side Ajax.…
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