A NEW REPORT documenting anti-immigrant activity in Ireland has said that footage of violent incidents is being filmed and re-shared by international far-right figures as propaganda.
The report, titled Clout, Kicks and Clicks, was published by counter-extremism think-tank the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) today.
The analysis was carried out over four months earlier this year and uncovered instances of violence or racial abuse occurring at a rate of more than once every two days.
It also warned that a recent increase in trends of violence and harassment show “no signs of abating” and that Gardaí and social media firms are failing to address the problem.
During its analysis, ISD found 61 instances in which asylum seekers, refugees, immigrants and people of colour were subjected to racist intimidation, verbal abuse or violence between 6 May and 16 August – and said that this is likely an under-reporting of figures.
According …