Racism

Black man choked to death by US marine veteran in NYC Subway

TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old Black man, died on Monday in a New York City subway after a passenger held him in a chokehold until his body went limp, said police officials.
2023-05-04 15:30
Kan'ani lambasts Joe Biden racist remarks

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Referring to the recent racist statements of US president Joe Biden, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said that racist thoughts are apparent in the speech of human rights claimants.
2023-01-09 11:10
Iran taekwondo wins title of CISM world military games

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Iran's military taekwondo team won 31 medals and became the champion of the world military taekwondo competition (CISM) in Tehran.
2022-11-27 17:00
Qatar interior min.:

Borrell’s remarks show racism, West cultural-moral decline

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – In reaction to the racism statements of EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell, Qatari Minister of Interior said that his statements show the racism and cultural-moral decline of the West.
2022-10-18 16:20
VIDEO: UK King skips black man while greeting crowd

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – King Charles III accused of racism after he stylishly refused to greet and shake hands with black man outside Buckingham Palace.
2022-09-20 13:10
White House Black aids exodus shows racial discrimination

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Secretary-General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has said that the exodus of African American staffers from the White House shows the existing systemic racism in American society.
2022-06-02 16:00
HR Cheif:

Black lives never mattered in so-called Land of Dreams

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – In reaction to the killing of another black man by US police, Iran's Secretary of Judiciary Human Rights Council said that black lives have never mattered and will never matter in the so-called Land of Dreams.
2022-04-17 21:21
Ukraine war reveals ugly face of racism in Europe

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – The war in Ukraine has sparked a public backlash in other parts of the world against what activists and observers call the resurgence of “racism” in Europe.
2022-03-06 12:30
Anger over US police action in Black, white teens fight

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – A video showing United States police officers violently tackling a Black teenager during a fight with a young white man has sparked outrage over the police action.
2022-02-17 14:50
Anti-Asian hate crimes in US spiked 339% in 2021: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Data released Monday indicates that hate crimes against Asian Americans rose by more than 300 percent last year, local US media have reported.
2022-02-01 18:30
Headscarf-wearing woman brutally attacked in Berlin

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – A Muslim woman with a headscarf was brutally beaten in a subway station by a man who shouted racist slurs, Berlin police said.
2021-08-21 21:29
Indigenous communities in Canada burn 9 churches

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – At least 9 Canadian churches were set ablaze amid a backlash over the country's use of church-run residential schools to forcibly assimilate indigenous children from the late 19th century until the 1970s.
2021-07-06 01:32
South Africa in shock after US police kills sportsman

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – The death of South African rugby player Lindani Myeni at the hands of US police in Honolulu has aroused shock and anger in his homeland, prompting protests and calls for justice.
2021-05-02 12:47
US police on full alert at threshold of far-right group rally

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Following the planning of extremist right-wing groups for a nationwide demonstration on Sunday, US police is on full alert.
2021-04-11 14:00
Protesters rally against Asian hate across US

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday in support of the Asian American community after a shooting at three local day spas this week left eight people dead.
2021-03-21 17:30
Meghan reveals UK royals' racist words over son’s skin colour

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Saying that Royal life began as a fairy tale but quickly turned suffocating and cruel, Meghan Markle revealed racist behaviors of the British royal family during her life as a member of this family.
2021-03-08 19:00
Biden not to put end to wars, police violence: Academic

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – An American professor believes that US President Joe Biden will not put an end to American wars abroad and police violence inside the US.
2021-01-26 20:00
US police kill a black man in LA

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) --- US police once again killed a black man in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
2020-12-30 22:40
VIDEO: Nightly looting of stores in Philadelphia

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Public outrage and riots have erupted in several parts of Philadelphia following the shooting of 27-year-old black American Walter Wallace by police.
2020-10-28 19:00
Police shoots black man dead in Philadelphia, sparks unrest

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Police in Philadelphia shot and killed a black man on Monday, triggering protests that saw at least 30 officers injured, officials said.
2020-10-27 16:00
VIDEO: Biden says racism institutionalized in United States

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – In a part of the Biden-Trump debate, US Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden said, “The fact of the matter is that there is institutionalized racism in the United States.”
2020-10-25 04:40
Canadian politician:

Trump has shown his hand, nothing in his back pocket

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Caesar-Chavannes in an interview with MNA talked of challenges to US democracy, approaches of Dems and Reps parties toward racism, the role of money in the country's power structure, and Trump's tactics to win the election.
2020-10-12 18:40
VIDEO: Situation in Portland, similar to war zones

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Civil unrest in US’s Portland is similar to the war zones. Floyd’s death ignited the most widespread civil unrest in the US in decades and unleashed protests against police brutality and for racial justice in America.
2020-09-06 23:00
Thousands of protesters hold anti-racism march in Washington

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – People from across the United States traveled to the US capital on Friday to protest against racial inequality.
2020-08-29 11:46
Wisconsin declares state of emergency amid protests

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Statewide outrage in response to a police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin has made authorities announce a state of emergency along with deployment of US National Guard.
2020-08-26 09:50
US police brutality stems from racist way of thinking: Veep

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran's First Vice-President on Tue. blasted US police for its brutalities against the American people and said that US' police behavior is the outcome of domination of racist thoughts in that country.
2020-08-25 23:30
VIDEO: Chicago police, protesters clash near Columbus statue

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – A protest near the Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago’s Grant Park turned violent as the crowd attempted to bring it down and started hurling objects at police officers who were guarding the statue.
2020-07-18 13:26
VIDEO: Huge protests against racism in New York

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Despite widespread crackdown on protesters, a large crowd took to the streets in New York to protest against racism and inequality.
2020-07-06 14:00
VIDEO: Aerial footage shows George Floyd protests in NY

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The aerial footage shows thousands of people on the streets of New York protesting racism and police violence in response to the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police officers.
2020-07-06 11:28
VIDEO: Car hits protesters on Seattle highway

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) - A 27-year-old driver drove a white Jaguar onto a closed freeway in Seattle early Saturday and barreled through a panicked crowd of protesters, inflicting serious injuries to two of the protestors.
2020-07-05 04:00