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NEWS ABOUT: xenophobia

xenophobia stories: 10 news summaries

 Italian Cities Ban Foreign Food 

Laws against new ethnic eateries prompts charges of gastronomic xenophobia

Jan 31, 09 4:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Kebabs, Chinese food, and curries are the targets of a growing Italian campaign against foreign food, the Times of London reports. The Tuscan town of Lucca has slapped a ban on new foreign eateries opening in the city, and Milan has now followed suit. Government-backed campaigners say they are fighting... More »

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food • immigration • xenophobia • Italy • Tuscany • cuisine • restaurant • Milan • Silvio Berlusconi

OPINION

Shhh. Don't
Tell: I'm Voting for Obama

Disgusted Republicans could cancel out
Bradley Effect

Oct 22, 08 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - There are plenty of unpredictable factors that might elude pollsters, Kathleen Parker writes in the Washington Post. Most famous is the Bradley Effect. “While some have minimized the impact of a Bradley Effect in this election, we'd be wrong to discount it. Anti-black has morphed to some degree... More »

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Barack Obama • xenophobia • racism • Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Bradley effect

S. Africa to Build Refugee Camps for Foreigners

Affluent nation shocked by settlement plan

May 28, 08 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa is planning to establish refugee camps for the foreigners driven from their homes by anti-immigrant violence, the New York Times reports. The shelters, dubbed “temporary places of safety,” would initially house the 11,000 people sheltered near police stations across the country, but could eventually... More »

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xenophobia • refugee camp • South Africa • Poverty in South Africa

 Blogs Vent China's Anti-West Ire 

Chinese see outcry over Tibet, torch as effort to sap newfound strength

Apr 16, 08 8:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chinese Internet is aflame with vitriol at Western governments and news organizations for “insults” over Tibet and recent Olympic torch incidents, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Chinese authorities, usually quick to censor the Web, have let the sentiment flow, believing "the West is trying to humiliate them... More »

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China • blogosphere • xenophobia • 2008 Beijing Olympics • blog • Tibet • nationalism • Olympic torch

New Swiss Ad: Come Here
and Suffer

Xenophobic TV spots airing in Africa portray
destitute immigrants

Nov 29, 07 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - While most countries promote tourism or business opportunities, new Swiss TV spots airing in Nigeria and Cameroon make the nation look blatantly unfriendly, writes the Independent. The ads roll up the red carpet by depicting a destitute African immigrant begging, being chased by police, living under a bridge, and calling... More »

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xenophobia • Switzerland • Swiss People's Party • Christoph Blocher

Dictator's Granddaughter Sinks Far-Right Euro Bloc

Italian's comments hasten collapse of European Parliament group

Nov 15, 07 10:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The collapse of a far-right party yesterday drew cheers in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Deutsche Welle reports. The final straw in the collapse of the Identity, Tradition, and Sovereignty group came after Alessandra Mussolini—granddaughter of the former dictator—described Romanians as "habitual lawbreakers," prompting Romanian... More »

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European Union • xenophobia • Alessandra Mussolini

Far-Right Wins in Swiss Election Create Tension

First black MP elected amid sweeping anti-immigrant victory

Oct 23, 07 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Swiss voters delivered a new parliament on Sunday, giving the right-wing Swiss People's Party a consolidated grip on power. But they also gave a seat to the country's first black MP, who told the Times of London that he is fearful of the xenophobia that characterized the recent election, despite... More »

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xenophobia • Switzerland • Swiss People's Party • Christoph Blocher

Swiss Rioters Blitz Rightist Rally

Anti-foreigner stance incites violence

Oct 8, 07 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bern was beset by rioters aiming to thwart a pre-election rally by the rightist Swiss People’s Party, expected to dominate this month's elections with its xenophobic platform. Masked protesters threw bricks and gas bombs and outwitted police by operating in small groups and destroying the party stage. The mayor... More »

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xenophobia • Switzerland • immigrant • Swiss People's Party • Christoph Blocher • racist

Swiss Party
Aims to Boot Immigrants  

Campaign ad draws Nazi comparisons; expected to help in election

Sep 1, 07 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Using the image of three white sheep kicking a black sheep out, Switzerland’s biggest political party has begun a campaign to institute mandatory deportation of criminal immigrants and their families. Though critics compare the proposal to Hitler and Stalin practices, the party is expected to prevail in October elections.... More »

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xenophobia • Switzerland • racism • Nazi • immigrant • election

Russia Locks Down Foreign Students

Fear violence by skinheads celebrating Hitler's birthday

Apr 20, 07 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moscow’s top medical school is urging 2,000 foreign students to stay indoors for the next three days, citing an annual surge in attacks by skinheads around Aprll 20—Hitler’s birthday. The lockdown of non-native students is a preventative effort in response to a rise in xenophobic violence... More »

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Russia • xenophobia • Moscow • violence • student

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