US racism on the rise, UN experts warn in wake of Charlottesville violence
Racism and xenophobia are on the rise across the USA, a group of United Nations human rights experts* has warned in the wake of the...
Genocide Watch
Aug 16, 2017
UK: Teenage asylum seeker brutally attacked in London
United Kingdom-- A 17-year-old boy is in serious but stable condition after being brutally attacked by a gang in the British capital for...
Al Jazeera
Apr 1, 2017
Xenophobia In South Africa Shows A Disconnect With Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a southern African ethical concept that suggests that humanity is interdependent. Rooted in a sense of community, ‘ubuntu’...
Shaazia Ebrahim | The Daily Vox
Mar 6, 2017
Xenophobia in South Africa: 'We Nigerians are not all criminals'
Nigerian Emmeka Uhanna, 47, is a shop-owner in South Africa's economic hub Johannesburg. He tells the BBC's Pumza Fihlani that he is...
BBC News
Mar 1, 2017
Xenophobic violence in the 'Rainbow' nation
In the post-apartheid South Africa, resurgence of xenophobic violence is a symptom of the deep leadership deficit. For the fourth...
Jean Pierre Misago | Africa Focus
Mar 1, 2017
Homes Burned, Shops Looted In Anti-migrant Attacks
By Ihsaan Haffejee Violence against foreigners has flared up again in parts of South Africa. Earlier this month, immigrants' homes and...
Al Jazeera
Feb 28, 2017
The awful politics of xenoophobia
South Africans have a certain reputation for public robustness. We fight, scream, and shout at each other, all in the name of deciding...
Stephen Grootes | Africa Focus
Feb 27, 2017
SERAP Seeks Sanctions Against South Africa over Xenophobic Attacks on Nigerians
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Federal Government to sanction the Republic of South...
Daily Trust
Feb 27, 2017
Xenophobic Violence Erupts in South Africa
MXLLS A man reacts to tear gas fired by police fire to disperse rival marches by hundreds of protesters, after mobs looted stores this...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 24, 2017
What's Behind Attacks on Foreigners in South Africa?
South Africa is experiencing a rise in what is being described as "xenophobic" violence. Locals are accusing migrants of stealing their...
Al Jazeera
Feb 23, 2017
African migrants in South Africa are in fear for their lives—again
Once again, there are signs of growing xenophobia in South Africa. Despite the lives lost in previous waves of violence, the country has...
Quartz Mediaso
Feb 22, 2017
Xenophobia and the media: Where truth and patriotism intersect
There he was, the president of South Africa, reading the Sunday newspapers and thinking: “This makes us look bad.” The cause of...
Ranjeni Munusamy | Daily Maverick
Apr 22, 2015
