Racial Abuse

Indian restaurant owner beaten up in Australia

Melbourne: In an apparent racist attack, an Indian restaurant owner was beaten up and verbally abused by a group of teenagers in Australia's Ballarat near Melbourne. 22-year-old Himanshu Goyal was bashed up and verbally abused while closing his Bridge Mall eatery about 9.30 pm (local time) on Friday when eight teenagers shouted racial abuse at him while another in the group punched him on face.

Ballarat Police official Matt Hayes said the incident was being investigated and police was viewing CCTV footage and hoped to track down the attackers soon, according to local media report.

Ballart mayor John Burt met Goyal on Tuesday at the local hospital and vowed to hunt down the accused. "Ballarat is a city that prides itself on being welcoming of all and I am disgusted that this type of attack has occurred," Burt said, referring to the attack which left Goyal with multiple fractures to his jaw.

"I am horrified and disgusted that this type of attack has occurred," Burt said, adding "On behalf of everyone in this city I want to express our sincere apology that this has happened to you."...more    

FA approves minimum five-match ban for racial abuse

London: Racist and homophobic abuse by players in England will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season. The Football Association says the sanction will be the entry-level punishment for the least serious discriminatory offenses, with longer bans possible. The FA Council agreed on Thursday to the sanctions first reported by The Associated Press on Monday. For second offenses, there will be a minimum 10-game ban, which UEFA has urged...  

Football needs a black Mourinho, says Milan's Boateng

Boateng, who led a walk-off in a club friendly after being racially abused, believes the game needs to be more multi-cultural. ...  

England players attacked after U-21 match

Belgrade: England players and officials were attacked by their Serbian opponents and racially abused by home fans moments after a 1-0 win over Serbia in a European Under-21 playoff on Tuesday. England, leading 1-0 from the first leg, scored with the last kick of the second leg in Krusevac in southern Serbia to secure a 2-0 aggregate victory. They were then pelted by missiles as they celebrated their winning goal...  

Chelsea call for racial abuse investigation

London: Chelsea have asked police to investigate racist abuse directed at midfielder John Obi Mikel, while black Tottenham players were apparently taunted during a Europa League match. Racist tweets were sent to Mikel after the Nigeria international's mistake in Wednesday's Champions League opener against Juventus led to Chelsea conceding an equalizer. Chelsea say "we've informed the police and support taking the strongest possible action." Mikel deleted his Twitter account Thursday....  

Indian-origin postman racially abused in UK

London: An Indian-origin postman has received a hefty 100,000 pounds payout after he exposed "endemic racism" at his UK office, where Asian workers were labelled "cockroaches" and "vermin". Abdul Musa blew the whistle on problems at the Canterbury Street sorting office where he worked in Blackburn, Lancashire between 2006 and 2007. On Tuesday an employment tribunal ruled that Musa was racially victimised by his colleagues and the judge blasted Royal...  

Suarez reopens racism row by criticising FA

Liverpool: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has criticised the FA for the eight-match ban he was given after racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra. The 25-year-old was found guilty of racially abusing Evra last October by an independent panel appointed by the FA, and was subsequently handed an eight-game ban, but is yet to publicly apologise to the United defender, and the Uruguayan believes the punishment was wrong and that...  

Liverpool sponsors disappointed by Suarez affair

London: Liverpool's biggest sponsors criticized the club on Monday for their conduct during the fractious Premier League match against Manchester United that was marred by Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra. The image of one of England's most successful teams took another battering on Saturday when Suarez snubbed Evra in a pre-match handshake at Old Trafford, re-igniting the racism row that flared up when the Ururguay forward...  

Suarez apologizes for snubbing Evra handshake

London: Luis Suarez apologized on Sunday for snubbing Patrice Evra in a pre-match handshake as Liverpool publicly condemned the striker for the first time in a long-running racism row that has tarnished the name of one of England's biggest clubs. The Uruguay international was widely criticized for failing to shake Evra's hand before Saturday's Premier League game at Old Trafford in the players' first meeting since Suarez was banned for...  

'Lost respect' for Suarez, says Ferdinand

Manchester: Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he has "lost respect" for Luis Suarez after the Uruguayan refused to shake hands with Patrice Evra prior to Manchester United's 2-1 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford. Saturday's encounter between the two sides saw Suarez start for the first time since returning from an eight-match suspension after being found guilty of racially abusing Evra last October. Ferdinand told MUTV: "After seeing what I...  

Dalglish defends Suarez after handshake snub

Manchester: Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish claimed he was unaware that Luis Suarez had refused to shake Manchester United defender Patrice Evra's hand before their defeat at Old Trafford, and insisted the Uruguayan was not to blame for a tense match on Saturday. Suarez, who was given an eight-match ban earlier in the season for racially abusing the Frenchman, rejected the leftbacks attempts to shake his hand just before kick-off. The...  

'Suarez should never play for Liverpool again'

London: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has slammed Luis Suarez, saying he should never play for Liverpool again after refusing to shake the hand of Patrice Evra before Saturday's Premier League match between the fierce rivals. Wayne Rooney scored twice, before a late consolation from Suarez, as Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 in an ill-tempered match that was overshadowed by the tension between Suarez and Evra. Ferguson said after the...  

Watch: Suarez refuses to shake hands with Evra

Manchester: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez refused to shake Manchester United defender Patrice Evra's hand, when the two were involved in an angry confrontation on Saturday during a pre-match handshake in the players' first meeting since the Liverpool forward was banned for racially abusing the France international. Evra extended his hand to the Uruguayan striker but Suarez appeared to ignore the defender and refused to shake hands with Evra when the...  

Indian tenants racially abused in US, suit filed

The suit alleges that the defendants steered Indian tenants away from one of the five buildings at Summerhill. ...  

Living it up: Surviving labels and more

Here's the story of a girl who survived racial and sexual abuse. ...

Tourists in Goa suffer like Indians in Oz: Russia

Russian envoy says crimes against foreigners in Goa are rampant. ...  

London cop cries foul, accuses bosses of racial bias

Upset British-Asian top cop accuses Scotland yard of racial discrimination. ...  

Malaysia: Indians demand apology in racial slur case

Parents demand public apology from teacher accused of racial abuse against Indians. ...  

Bhajji says he's mentally tougher than Aussies

London: England's One-Day International captain Alastair Cook rubbished Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul's charge that fast bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad indulged in ball-tampering. Gul had claimed that Anderson tampered with the ball during Pakistan's tour of England last year and Broad did it too in the Ashes series in Australia. Cook, before leaving with the team for the ODI series in India, asserted that Anderson and Broad have...  

Aussies unhappy with Harbhajan verdict

Melbourne: More than two-thirds of international players in a recent survey conducted by FICA believe that Indian Cricket Board exerts unfair influence on ICC decision-making but 40 per cent of them said they were willing to skip national duty for playing in the cash-rich IPL run by the BCCI. Asked if ICC decision-making was influenced unfairly by the power of BCCI, 69 per cent said 'yes' while 31 per cent...