Prosecutors charged two suspects with first-degree murder and hate crimes on the day of the funeral for Bobby Clark, one of three people they are accused of killing.

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Police are treating arson and vandalism attacks in Antrim on Saturday morning as hate crimes.

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Town arson attack ‘a hate crime’

Samuel Mullet Sr. said he would allow an electronic monitor, but prosecutors said the issue in his continued custody was the danger he posed to the community, not his aversion to electricity.

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Among the targets were an Islamic center and a Hindu temple in Queens.

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Three years after arsonists destroyed a predominantly African-American church on the night of Barack Obama’s election, a new, 20,000-square-foot church stands on top of the old crime scene.

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The family of a black man run down and killed in a motel parking lot in Jackson, Miss., sues the group of white teenagers it says is responsible.

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James Anderson’s Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

The number of religious hate crimes rose by nearly 10% in Scotland last year, according to new Crown Office figures.

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South Africa announces it is to set up a team to tackle hate crimes against gay people following the recent brutal killing of a lesbian activist.

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SA team to tackle gay hate crimes

Prosecutors contend that a right-wing Russian’s nationalistic hatred led him to kill a human rights lawyer and a young journalist two years ago.

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Russian Trial to Bare a Face of Nationalism

David Kato, the activist, was one of the most visible defenders of gay rights in a country in a so homophobic that leaders have proposed to execute gay people.

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Data on the number of hate crimes reported and recorded across England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been published for the first time.

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Hate crime figures are published

There were 6,604 criminal incidents characterized as hate crimes reported in the United States in 2009, according to an FBI report release Monday.

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Feds: 6,604 hate crimes in 2009

In the toughest neighborhoods, gay residents say, it is possible to live openly much of the time — and then to suddenly pay for it.

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In the Bronx, an Openly Gay Life Can Be a Dangerous One

Luis Garcia, 26, was arrested at his home about 5 p.m. The police said they had been tipped off that Mr. Garcia was involved in the attack.

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11th Suspect Held in Antigay Attacks