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NSW gay-hate cold case reveals forensic gaps: inquiry

An inquiry has heard how police missed key evidence in the murder of a bisexual North Sydney man killed by his friend who struck his head with a tape dispenser.

AAP

Police overlooked ‘compelling’ evidence of homophobia in 1989 murder, landmark NSW inquiry hears

Inquiry into LGBTQ+ hate crimes told a ‘mosaic of motives’ showed anti-gay bias in killing of John Hughes

The Guardian - AU

Police 'copy and pasted' details in murder review but forgot to change dead man's name, inquiry told

Police appeared to show a lack of care when reviewing suspected gay hate murders, the inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes is told, as a third round of hearings gets underway in Sydney.

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Police overlooked gay hate in historical NSW murder

A gay man who was strangled to death in Sydney more than three decades ago is one of seven cases where police had blind spots, an inquiry has heard.

AAP

Extremist Israeli group halts fund-raising effort in US

An Israeli group that assists Jewish prisoners convicted in some of the country’s most notorious hate crimes has halted its fund-raising efforts through a U.S.-based Jewish charity

The Independent UK

First hate crimes, now mass shootings. For some Asian Americans, feeling safe means owning a gun

LOS ANGELES — Guns have always made Lynn Kim nervous. She had never considered firing — let alone buying — one herself.

Los Angeles Times

Reports of trans hate crimes in Scotland triple amid 'cynical campaign'

REPORTS of hate crimes against trans people in Scotland have tripled as politicians warn that a “cynical campaign” against the LGBT community…

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Extreme Israeli group takes root in US with fundraising bid

An Israeli group raising funds for Jewish extremists convicted in some of the country’s most notorious hate crimes is collecting tax-exempt donations from Americans

The Independent UK

Queensland cracks down on hate crimes in wake of recent Nazi propaganda

Labor will introduce a bill to move serious vilification from the anti-discrimination act into the criminal code in March

The Guardian - AU

Lunar New Year massacre raises fears of anti-Asian hate even as detectives seek motive

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — The shooting occurred on the night of a Lunar New Year celebration in an iconic city in the history of Asian immigration to the United States.

Los Angeles Times

Finance manager who stole £54,000 from charity ordered to pay back just £15,000

Bethan Hopkins, 43, stole the money while employed by Safer Wales, which supports victims of domestic abuse, rape, and hate crimes

Wales Online

Researchers say the FBI's statistics on hate crimes across the country are flawed

Thousands of law enforcement agencies nationwide did not provide statistics to the FBI due in large part to a transition from a legacy crime reporting system that has existed since the 1920s.

WEKU

LGBTQ Americans are 9 times more likely to be victimized by a hate crime

In our recent analysis of the National Crime Victimization Survey, we found that the odds of being a violent hate crime victim for LGBTQ people was nine times greater than it was for cisgender and straight people from 2017 to 2019.

The Conversation

Man arrested for defacing menorah with Nazi symbols on first night of Hanukkah in Beverly Hills

Eric Brian King, 47, of Dallas, Texas, was arrested on charges of hate crimes and felony vandalism

The Independent UK

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New York residents have mixed feelings about yet another statewide anti-bias program

The new unit is a broader effort by Gov. Kathy Hochul to address hate crimes and violence across the state in response to Buffalo's deadly mass shooting that killed 10 Black people.

Axios

Antisemitic hate crimes appear up in major cities this year

Antisemitic hate crimes are trending higher this year in certain major cities, and could surpass 2021 numbers.

Daily Record

Hard hitting anti-sectarianism campaign hits the streets of Dumbarton

Nil by Mouth has launched the ‘Writing on the Wall’ campaign which will run across high streets in the west of Scotland with the aim of encouraging people to report incidents they see, and to push for those convicted of hate crimes to be forced to scrub walls clean of…

Los Angeles Times

As hate crimes continue to rise, LAPD chief blames social media, Kanye West

LOS ANGELES — Hate crime reports across Los Angeles are up 13% over last year’s record-setting levels, according to LAPD Chief Michel Moore, who said he believes inflammatory rhetoric on social media was contributing to the increase.

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The Independent UK

FBI report shows high hate crime levels, but data missing

Hate crimes in the U.S. remained relatively high last year after a surge not seen in nearly two decades, according to a new FBI report that experts say is actually an undercount because thousands of police departments didn’t report their data

Los Angeles Times

FBI's latest hate crimes report missing crucial data from California, New York and Florida

The FBI on Monday released its 2021 tally of hate crimes, but the report falls dramatically short of offering an accurate national snapshot: It excludes data from a swath of law enforcement agencies — including Los Angeles and New York.

AAP

Top cop's olive branch to gay-hate inquiry

NSW Police says no offence was intended when the inquiry into historic gay-hate crimes was told significant police resources had been diverted to the probe.

Chronicle Live

Northumbria Police report rise in hate crime as more than 3,300 victims targeted in last 12 months

The North East police force has seen a 5% increase in hate crimes from last year, with 2,000 reports of race related abuse and a 156% rise in gender related crimes

Chicago Sun-Times

Colorado LGBTQ nightclub shooting suspect charged with 305 counts including murder and hate crimes

The counts against the shooting suspect include 48 hate crime charges, one for each person known to have been in the club at the time.

The Denver Post

Club Q shooting suspect charged with 305 counts, including murder, hate crimes, assault

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Prosecutors charged the suspect in last month’s mass shooting at an LGBTQ bar in Colorado Springs with 305 criminal counts Tuesday, including first-degree murder, bias-motivated crimes, assault and attempted murder.

The Independent UK

Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priority

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says the early work of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division meant confronting white supremacists who were intimidating Black voters, and the division's work remains urgent 65 years later amid a surge of hate crimes

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