Xenophobia on the rise as Covid-19 roils the planet
Racist and xenophobic politicians have abused the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent national lockdowns to bang the drum for their chauvinism and propaganda.
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Xenophobia towards Venezuelans on the rise in Peru
Venezuelans fleeing the dire situation at home face an increasingly hostile welcome in Peru, where parliamentary candidates recently campaigned on promises of tighter border controls.
Fighting xenophobia through judo
The sport instils discipline and respect while bringing together diverse communities, helping children find common ground and fostering friendships between people from all over the continent.
Xenophobia in classrooms harms learners
Teenagers remain traumatised and fearful after xenophobia flared up in their schools and compromised their education.
Xenophobia denialists should be held culpable
By insisting that the recent spate of violence in South Africa was ‘just crime’ and that migrants are to blame for the country’s ills, politicians and commentators spread the hate that sparks pogroms.
Xenophobia victims bussed back home
Gauteng’s disaster management centre and a number of aid agencies are helping migrants affected by the xenophobic attacks in Katlehong to return to their home countries. But not everyone wants to go.
Xenophobia heightens with calling of ‘mass shutdown’
Four government ministries claim South Africa is not xenophobic, seemingly ignoring the outbreak of violent xenophobic attacks around the country.
How Toni Morrison can help us fight xenophobia
Xenophobia is festering in South Africa, stoked by the actions of the state itself. How do we stop violence against migrants? The thoughts and words of the late Toni Morrison can help.
Politicians’ denial of xenophobia
South African politicians are simultaneously encouraging and legitimating xenophobia, and denying that attacks on migrants are xenophobic.
Xenophobia is a triple-killer in Zeerust
Three young Congolese men died in a car accident in Zeerust while trying to help a friend get medical attention. But they shouldn’t even have been on the road.
Party politics sinks into the xenophobia gutter
As electoral politics veers to the right across the world, South African politicians follow with election promises focused on combating ‘illegal immigration’.
Xenophobia behind mayor’s ‘citizen’s arrest’
Another grossly xenophobic statement by Herman Mashaba has escalated growing concerns about the DA’s collapse into reactionary populism.
The lived experience of xenophobia
A new book offers stories from various sides of South Africa’s scourge.
Organised xenophobia gathers momentum
From small organisations in townships to party politics and Parliament, hostility to migrants and migrant-owned businesses is taking more organised forms.
Migrant groups act in social solidarity
The lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 has seen millions of vulnerable people lose their livelihoods. Migrant organisations are keeping many of them fed, irrespective of legal status.
Greece’s war on migrants rages on
Migrants stuck in overcrowded camps on Greek islands face Covid-19 infection, local anger, legal obstacles and a state that appears determined to make their life a living hell.
Migrant neighbours team up to make masks to survive
Migrants are particularly vulnerable to the lockdown’s economic pinch, but two Joburg neighbours have pooled their resources to start a small business and feed themselves and their families.
Football can help tackle gender-based violence
A number of stakeholders agree that the beautiful game could play a critical role in confronting violence against women in South Africa. But is the sport capable of overcoming its demons to do so?
Covid-19 just the latest excuse for British racism
In but a few months the coronavirus pandemic has spread across the world. It has been outpaced in places such as the UK only by the racism that has been given a focus by the virus.
Queer refugees battle Covid-19 on top of prejudice
With little government support and often rejected by fellow refugees, queer refugees and asylum seekers face a particularly tough battle as the coronavirus spreads in South Africa.
How China broke the chain of infection
As information about the coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organise an immense campaign against its spread.