Racism in Northern Ireland against migrants and vulnerable communities is rising — with the Ballymena riots serving as a dangerous flashpoint

The latest quarterly hate crime figures in Northern Ireland have shown an alarming rise — a new police report entitled Incidents and Crimes with a Hate Motivation has found. Published in collaboration with the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, it tracks six-strands of hate crimes — race, sexual orientation, sectarianism, saith/religion, disability and transgender identity. […]

By Robert Freeman

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