Interview with Polish woman on racist abuse in UK interrupted by racist abuse
8 years, 6 months ago

Interview with Polish woman on racist abuse in UK interrupted by racist abuse

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the interview, Alexandra describes how she experienced “stones being thrown at our windows and I’ve been sworn at many times for being Polish.” In another incident, a Polish man was chased into her front garden and beaten up. “His lips were dark, just because of all the blood drying.” Alexandra said racist abuse is “getting worse since the Brexit. I just tend to get more people asking me for my nationality.” The current number of hate crime reports is 14 per cent higher than at this time last year.

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8 years, 9 months ago

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Brexit: Increase in racist attacks after EU referendum
8 years, 9 months ago

Brexit: Increase in racist attacks after EU referendum

Al Jazeera  

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Brexit: Racist abuse in UK growing since vote to leave EU
8 years, 9 months ago

Brexit: Racist abuse in UK growing since vote to leave EU

CNN  

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The Telegraph  

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