Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Canadian national charged with terrorism after mosque attack
A 32-year-old Canadian national has been charged with terrorism and multiple related offences following a violent machete attack at Masjid Westlands mosque in Nairobi on February 28, 2026. The suspect, identified as Mohamed Mohamed alias Mohamed Abdul Mohamed, pleaded not guilty when he appeared before the Kahawa Law Courts on April 2, 2026. He faces…
Read MoreBoy, 17, among new arrests over suspected arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances
Counter-terrorism police have arrested two men and a boy in connection with a suspected arson attack last week on ambulances run by a Jewish charity in Golders Green, north London. The three people – a 19-year-old man, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy – were all arrested early on Wednesday, the Metropolitan police said.…
Read MoreSix Pittsburgh-Area Defendants Charged with Hate Crime and Obstruction of Justice for Late-Night Antisemitic Attack on Jewish Male
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has charged six residents of the greater Pittsburgh area with violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, obstructing justice, and conspiring to obstruct justice in relation to a September 2024 attack on a Jewish male in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The seven-count indictment…
Read MoreAttack on Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah-inspired ‘act of terrorism,’ FBI says
The FBI said on Monday that an attack on the largest Jewish temple in Michigan earlier this month was an “act of terrorism” inspired by Hezbollah. Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old man who was born in Lebanon and became a U.S. citizen in 2016, killed himself during the March 12 attack, when he crashed his truck…
Read MoreCar torched in Antwerp in suspected antisemitic attack, says Belgian official
The torching of a car overnight in Antwerp, for which two minors were arrested, is being treated as a suspected antisemitic attack, a Belgian official said on Tuesday. European countries including Belgium, the Netherlands and Britain have witnessed incidents targeting the Jewish community since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran on…
Read MoreTwo men arrested over Jewish charity ambulance arson attacks
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after four Jewish charity-owned ambulances were set on fire in north London. Four Hatzola ambulances were set ablaze in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday, in an incident being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. One man, 47, was…
Read MoreJewish volunteer ambulances set on fire in London in apparent antisemitic attack
Police in London are investigating an arson attack on several ambulances from a Jewish volunteer service, saying they are treating it as an antisemitic hate crime. The attack early Monday took place in Golders Green, a north London suburb that is home to several synagogues and dozens of Jewish schools and restaurants. Prime Minister Keir…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Crime for Racially Motivated Shooting
The Department of Justice announced that Jonathan Andrew Felkel, 34, entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis for violating the housing rights of his Black neighbor, J.M., in violation of 42 U.S.C. §. 3631. As the defendant admitted at the plea hearing, on July 17, 2025, Felkel, while…
Read MoreMedina County man arrested for allegedly making threats against mosque, FBI says
A Medina County man has been charged with making threats against a mosque and illegally possessing firearms while using controlled substances, according to federal court documents. 20-year-old Wyatt James Brzoska of Valley City faces federal charges for interstate threats and unlawful possession of firearms while using a controlled substance. According to a criminal complaint filed…
Read MoreTN arsonist agrees to plead guilty to bombing offices of historic civil rights center
A Tullahoma white supremacist is ready to plead guilty to a million-dollar firebombing that destroyed the administrative offices of a historic East Tennessee civil rights and social justice center in 2019. Regan D. Prater, who authorities said aligns himself with Nazi causes, drove from his home to the New Market area Highlander Center on March…
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