The people reclaim the Dublin streets rampaged by right-wing mobs
Following the outbreak of violent riots perpetuated by far-right groups, Irish working class groups marched in solidarity with those affected by the xenophobic violence
Mob attacks Syrian refugees in Turkey
The presence of around 3.6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey has often been used by right-wing groups to incite racial hatred and mobilize support for themselves
Xenophobia in South Africa fractures international working-class solidarity
The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly impacted migrants in South Africa who have been facing increasingly violent attacks and marginalization over the past decade, reinforced by xenophobic rhetoric on a state-level
Refugees demanding safety violently evicted from UNHCR premises in South Africa
Around 700 refugees had been camping outside the UNHCR offices in Pretoria since October 8, following a wave of xenophobic violence in the country in September
Around the World Ep 63: Chicago teachers’ victory, refugees evicted in South Africa, and more…
We look at the victory of Chicago’s teachers, the violence faced by refugees in South Africa, and the ambulance workers striking in Meghalaya, India.
Xenophobic ‘shutdowns’ turn indiscriminately violent
The ‘shutdowns’ spreading across Gauteng are intended as targeted xenophobia. But the actions of one mob in Joburg’s inner city show that, in practice, they can harm anyone in their path.
29 years after fall of Berlin Wall, Europe has 1,000 km of walls to stop refugees
A report released on the 29th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall documents how rising xenophobia has created a ‘Fortress Europe’ amid physical walls, surveillance-based ‘virtual’ walls and maritime walls generated by naval patrols.
Somali shop owners under attack in Johannesburg
On Wednesday teenagers in school uniforms, along with others, looted shops, mainly owned by Somali migrants, near Morris Isaacson High School.






