Fingal is a proudly diverse region. FCAR is a regional network of antiracist activists facilitated by local volunteers. Join us. #FingalTogether#LoveNotHate
Thousands of people are participating in a march in support of diversity and opposition to racism. The 'Ireland for All' solidarity march in Dublin was organised by a coalition that includes community groups, trade unions and political parties | Read more: https://t.co/qsfELrMAGc
"I am very concerned; this is something you can see throughout the European Union"
@EP_President@RobertaMetsola on anti-refugee protests, far-right influence and the responsibility Ireland has in helping to take in refugees displaced from ongoing world conflicts.
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New analysis shared with Prime Time identified a worrying new trend on social media of false accusations of sexual assault by refugees and migrants, often claiming that they have attempted to assault children, reports @OonaghSmyth1 | #rtept | Read more: https://t.co/JqTGLR8vjh
"Social media companies are not acting"
Lucky Khambule of @masi_asylum and Junior Minister @nealerichmond discuss the rise of hateful rhetoric towards refugees in Ireland online.
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1/ I'm covering crime - especially in Dublin - for many years.
What I can tell you with certainty is this: There is zero evidence (zilch) that the increase in refugees or asylum seekers coming into the Republic in the last couple of years has led to an increase in crime.
Experts say the tactics of online far right activists are imported from abroad but the levels of profit are small at present in Ireland. https://t.co/unPNW0fcvg
A group of TUD students were racially attacked by a group of teenagers at the Broadstone - DIT luas stop the other day. They had eggs thrown at them, were called racial slurs, spat on, had their hair pulled and pushed.
Read the Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees @PatKennyNT. You might wish to encourage your listeners to do the same. There is no visa anywhere in the world for travelling for the purpose of seeking asylum. Seeking asylum, with or without a travel document, is lawful.