Kunjamon Iochen arrived in Belfast eight years ago from the Indian state of Kerala with his wife and two sons. He works in maintenance and his wife is a nurse. They purchased a house and settled down to what they thought was going to be an idyllic life, but just [...]
AN INDIAN couple living in the Waterside area of the city have been targeted in a late night racist attack. The couple, who asked not to be named, awoke to find ‘NF’ and ‘Out’ daubed on their front door, black paint poured over their car and three of its tyres [...]
A webpage containing hate-filled racist abuse against Roma rose-sellers in Northern Ireland has been shut down by Facebook. Earlier this week the Belfast Telegraph reported how the group had attracted 16,000 members. Among the posts on the website are: “dont be so horrible those poor smelly theifing (SIC) c**** they [...]
An Indian family living in the New Lodge area of north Belfast have told UTV they want to leave their home after being targeted in racist attacks every weekend since they moved in five years ago. In the latest attack on Monday night, the patio doors of the house were [...]
A mother and her six-year-old daughter escaped injury after an racist arson attack on their home in Co Tyrone, last night. Police in Omagh say are appealing for information a bottle filled with flammable liquid was thrown into the back garden of the house at Meelmore Drive in Omagh at [...]
More racist threats have been made against Alliance MLA Anna Lo. She appeared at a multi-cultural forum in Coleraine on Thursday despite the threat being phoned into the venue, a local hotel. Alliance leader David Ford said the threat was reported to the police who ensured her safety. Mr Ford [...]
A leading figure in the NI anti-racism movement has accused the finance minister of being in denial about the scale of the problem. Sammy Wilson had claimed some organisations use charges of racism to get public funding. He also criticised some groups for what he says is their failure to [...]
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