Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Terrorist Designations of Nordic Resistance Movement and Three Leaders
The United States remains deeply concerned about the racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist (REMVE) threat worldwide and is committed to countering the transnational components of violent white supremacy. Today, the Department of State is designating Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended.…
Read MoreArizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans at an Atlanta concert to incite a race war, feds say
An Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans and other minorities at a rap concert in Atlanta in May, looking to incite a race war ahead of the presidential election, federal authorities said. Mark Adams Prieto was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on charges of firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm…
Read MoreAustin drag brunch canceled after bomb threat
An Austin drag brunch and pride market was canceled Saturday after organizers received a threat. On social media, the Brewtorium Brewery said it was closed for the rest of Saturday due to a bomb threat citing the drag show. The rest of the “Legendary Drag Brunch and Market” event was also canceled. The north Austin…
Read MoreTexas Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Making Threats Against Employees of Sikh Organization
A Texas man has been charged with a federal hate crime and for making interstate threats against the employees of a Sikh nonprofit organization. Bhushan Athale, 48, of Dallas, was charged by complaint with one count of interfering with federally protected activities through the threatened use of a dangerous weapon and one count of transmitting…
Read MoreWhite Supremacist Sentenced for Federal Hate Crimes for Conspiracy Targeting Black and Jewish People and Desecrating Michigan Synagogue with Neo-Nazi Symbols
A Michigan man was sentenced today to 26 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring with other members of a white supremacist group, The Base, to victimize Black and Jewish people, and for defacing Temple Jacob, a Jewish synagogue in Hancock, Michigan, using swastikas and symbols associated with The Base.…
Read MoreNew website created to collect hate crime, bias data in Maryland
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office created a new website to report hate crimes and bias incidents. Authorities said the online portal is intended to help track hate crimes, identify trends with hate crimes and help officials create recommendations to address such incidents in Maryland. Users can anonymously report incidences of hate and\or bias. “For too…
Read MorePolice investigate suspected arson at Vancouver synagogue
Leaders of Vancouver’s Jewish community say they’re outraged after a fire was set in the doorway of a synagogue in the city’s West Side on Thursday night. The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said in a statement that it has launched a criminal investigation of the incident at the Congregation Schara Tzedeck synagogue and believes an…
Read MoreMan Charged After Attempted Attack Outside Jewish School in New York
A man who police say drove onto a sidewalk and tried to strike pedestrians outside an Orthodox Jewish school in New York City was arrested on Wednesday on charges including attempted murder, reckless driving and hate crimes. The suspect, Asghar Ali, 58, of Brooklyn, N.Y., yelled antisemitic statements before swerving onto a sidewalk in Brooklyn…
Read MoreCalifornia Man Arrested for Making Violent Threats Against North Carolinians
A Huntington Beach, California, man was arrested today on federal charges relating to sending threats to individuals and knowingly making false bomb threats. Kevin Dunlow, age 62, is charged in a complaint unsealed today in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina following his arrest in California. He will have his…
Read MoreFrench police kill man trying to burn Rouen synagogue
French police have killed a man after a synagogue was set on fire in the north-western city of Rouen. The man was armed with a knife and a metallic tool and was shot after he threatened officers, the Rouen prosecutor said. Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol said the attack on the synagogue did not just affect…
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