Hate Crimes in Hungary During the Coronavirus Outbreak

2020.06.04.
Hate Crimes in Hungary During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Petra Bárd and Erik Uszkiewicz published a scholarly blogpost on hate crimes in Hungary during the coronavirus outbreak. 

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic does not only take human lives, but it overburdens the healthcare system, jeopardizes the economy, and leads to the virulence of rumours and fake news. At the same time, we are also witnessing the spread of hatred. Bias motivated incidents and crimes against people with South-East Asian descent are spreading in Europe, and hate crimes occur against Europeans and Americans in Africa. Elderly people who are said to be the most vulnerable from the virus and those who are sick are also stigmatized and harassed.

Read the full blogpost here.