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January 30, 2024

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaJapan: Foreign-born residents sue government for alleged racial profilingPublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, Matthew (left), Syed Zain and Maurice have filed a lawsuit against state and local governments over alleged racial profiling,By Kelly NgBBC NewsThree foreign-born residents in Japan have sued the country’s authorities over alleged racial profiling.The plaintiffs say they have suffered distress from repeated police questioning based on their appearances.”There’s a very strong image that ‘foreigner’ equals ‘criminal’,” Pakistan-born Syed Zain told reporters.The lawsuit filed on Monday aims to confirm that racial profiling is illegal and to seek 3m yen ($20,250; £15,740) in damages for each plaintiff.This is the first such lawsuit in Japan, according to the men’s lawyer, Motoki Taniguchi.Mr Zain, who is a Pakistan-born Japanese citizen, has lived in Japan for two decades, went to school there and is fluent in Japanese. The 26-year-old told a press conference on Monday that he has often been stopped, questioned and searched by police. “The time has come to rethink the way police questioning is handled.” he said.The UN defines racial profiling as “the process by which law enforcement relies on generalisations based on one’s race, skin colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, rather than objective evidence of individual behaviour, to subject people to stops, detailed searches, identity checks and investigations, or for deciding that an individual was engaged in criminal activity”.Another one of the plaintiffs, Matthew, who is of Indian descent and a permanent resident in Japan, claimed that he has been questioned by the police at least 70 times since he arrived in Japan in 2002. He said he now avoids going out, Japanese newspaper The Manichi reported.”I never knew what social withdrawal was until recently… I feel like every time I finish work, I’m hiding in my house,” he said. Reports said he declined to provide his last name for fear of harassment.Maurice, an African-American who is a permanent resident in Japan, told the newspaper he has also been questioned by “regular Japanese people”, including some who have asked if he is overstaying his visa.”Even if we lose… I want people to understand that this is an everyday occurrence, an everyday thing, and that we have to do something to prevent that for the future generations,” he told reporters. The three men have filed their case against the National Police Agency, the Tokyo metropolitan government and the Aichi prefectural government at the Tokyo District Court. It has come on the heels off a renewed debate on what it means to be “Japanese”, after a Ukrainian-born model was crowned Miss Japan last week. While some see her victory a nod for diversity, others have said she does not look like a “Miss Japan” should.In December 2021, the US embassy in Tokyo warned citizens of “suspected racial profiling” of foreigners by Japanese police.”The US Embassy has received reports of foreigners stopped and searched by Japanese police in suspected racial profiling incidents. Several were detained, questioned, and searched,” it said on Twitter then.Related TopicsAsiaJapanMore on this storyControversy after Ukrainian-born model crowned Miss JapanPublished5 days agoJapan was the future but it’s stuck in the pastPublished20 January 2023Black Lives Matter pushes Japan to confront racismPublished28 August 2020Controversy over Japan blackface comedyPublished4 January 2018Top StoriesLive. 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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaJapan: Foreign-born residents sue government for alleged racial profilingPublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, Matthew (left), Syed Zain and Maurice have filed a lawsuit against state and local governments over alleged racial profiling,By Kelly NgBBC NewsThree foreign-born residents in Japan have sued the country’s authorities over alleged racial profiling.The plaintiffs say they have suffered distress from repeated police questioning based on their appearances.”There’s a very strong image that ‘foreigner’ equals ‘criminal’,” Pakistan-born Syed Zain told reporters.The lawsuit filed on Monday aims to confirm that racial profiling is illegal and to seek 3m yen ($20,250; £15,740) in damages for each plaintiff.This is the first such lawsuit in Japan, according to the men’s lawyer, Motoki Taniguchi.Mr Zain, who is a Pakistan-born Japanese citizen, has lived in Japan for two decades, went to school there and is fluent in Japanese. The 26-year-old told a press conference on Monday that he has often been stopped, questioned and searched by police. “The time has come to rethink the way police questioning is handled.” he said.The UN defines racial profiling as “the process by which law enforcement relies on generalisations based on one’s race, skin colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, rather than objective evidence of individual behaviour, to subject people to stops, detailed searches, identity checks and investigations, or for deciding that an individual was engaged in criminal activity”.Another one of the plaintiffs, Matthew, who is of Indian descent and a permanent resident in Japan, claimed that he has been questioned by the police at least 70 times since he arrived in Japan in 2002. He said he now avoids going out, Japanese newspaper The Manichi reported.”I never knew what social withdrawal was until recently… I feel like every time I finish work, I’m hiding in my house,” he said. Reports said he declined to provide his last name for fear of harassment.Maurice, an African-American who is a permanent resident in Japan, told the newspaper he has also been questioned by “regular Japanese people”, including some who have asked if he is overstaying his visa.”Even if we lose… I want people to understand that this is an everyday occurrence, an everyday thing, and that we have to do something to prevent that for the future generations,” he told reporters. The three men have filed their case against the National Police Agency, the Tokyo metropolitan government and the Aichi prefectural government at the Tokyo District Court. It has come on the heels off a renewed debate on what it means to be “Japanese”, after a Ukrainian-born model was crowned Miss Japan last week. While some see her victory a nod for diversity, others have said she does not look like a “Miss Japan” should.In December 2021, the US embassy in Tokyo warned citizens of “suspected racial profiling” of foreigners by Japanese police.”The US Embassy has received reports of foreigners stopped and searched by Japanese police in suspected racial profiling incidents. Several were detained, questioned, and searched,” it said on Twitter then.Related TopicsAsiaJapanMore on this storyControversy after Ukrainian-born model crowned Miss JapanPublished5 days agoJapan was the future but it’s stuck in the pastPublished20 January 2023Black Lives Matter pushes Japan to confront racismPublished28 August 2020Controversy over Japan blackface comedyPublished4 January 2018Top StoriesLive. 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January 30, 2024

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaBi-2: Russia anti-war band arrested in Thailand faces deportationPublished21 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bi-2 are an alternative rock band critical of the war who have been touring outside of Russia since 2022By Frances Mao & Tossapol Chaisamritpolin Singapore and BangkokA Russian-Belarusian rock band with anti-war views that had been touring Thailand is under threat of being deported back to Russia, activists say.Human Rights Watch has urged the Thai government not to deport Bi- 2, who have been criticised by Moscow, saying the seven members face persecution.The band was arrested for unauthorised shows while touring Phuket, a resort island that hosts hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists. They are in detention in Bangkok.But Thai authorities are yet to comment on the case publicly or respond to the BBC’s questions. A statement on the band’s official Facebook page said they were facing deportation after being found guilty on 26 January of performing a gig without the correct permit. It said they had paid a fine for the breach.But some of their supporters responded to the post, alleging the band had been targeted: “Russian authorities found an excuse to detain them.”The band says in their statement: “outside pressure played a significant role in our detention. We know that the reason for this pressure is [retaliation] for our creativity, our views, our position.”The band has also alleged that they could not understand the legal process with Thai police and courts, having not been provided adequate translation services. Of the band’s seven members, some are dual citizens of Australia and Israel, so they could be deported to those countries. But activists warn that at least two members only have Russian citizenship and could be sent back there.Russian authorities are yet to comment on the band’s situation and have not said if they sought their deportation.But the band has been singled out by Russian lawmakers before for their “anti-Russian stance”. In May 2023, Russia’s justice ministry labelled the frontman Egor Bortnik a “foreign agent” for “opposing” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and “making negative statements” about Russia, its citizens and authorities.The band had been touring outside Russia since 2022, including playing shows across Europe last year.UK demands clarity over whereabouts of activistUyghur asylum-seeker death heaps pressure on Thailand”They’ve been inconvenient for [the] Russian government for a while because they are a very big band and they are very obviously anti-war and anti-Putin. So they moved out of the country a while ago,” a friend of one of the band members, Marjana Semkina, wrote on Facebook. Thailand and, in particular, its desirable island holiday spots such as Phuket have seen a huge influx of Russian tourists since the war began in Ukraine two years ago. Many Russians have fled the country to avoid conscription. By some estimates, nearly half a million Russians arrived in Phuket in the first half of 2023. “If Thai authorities send them [Bi-2] back to Russia to face danger and persecution, it would be the first case under [Prime Minister] Sretta’s government,” Human Rights Watch’s senior researcher Sunai Pasuk told the BBC.”The Thai PM promised that his government will adhere to the principle of human rights so this is a crucial test.” It would also be the first case of the Thai administration forcibly returning a Russian national to Russia since the war began.And it would be a breach of Thai domestic law preventing torture and enforced disappearances, as well as Thailand’s obligations under international laws against torture. Bangkok is a signatory to the UN Convention against torture, meaning it has an obligation not to return people to places where they face the risk of persecution.With additional reporting by Thanyarat DoksoneRelated TopicsWar in UkraineThailandRussiaMore on this storyMyanmar journalists face deportation from ThailandPublished11 May 2021UK demands clarity over whereabouts of activistPublished5 hours agoTop StoriesDUP agree to end boycott of Northern Ireland government Published4 hours agoThree US soldiers killed in Jordan attack namedPublished6 hours agoMusk says first brain chip implanted in humanPublished4 hours agoFeaturesLily Gladstone: The actress who could make Oscars historyNothing but rubble: Ukraine’s shattered ghost town AvdiivkaGuardiola, Mourinho and the game that changed everythingAttributionSportCounting the destruction of religious sites in GazaSecret calls and code names: How money makes it to N KoreaWhy India wants to fence its troubled Myanmar border’We’re the country of beef, but we can only afford chicken’Death in the Channel – what led a boy to make fatal journey?’Toy poodles’ on the Moon: Japan lander gets to workElsewhere on the BBC’If I can’t live with you, I don’t want to live anyway’The Hungarian footballer executed for loveAttributionSounds’You don’t think your partner is an undercover cop…’The shocking true story of an undercover ‘spycop’ who infiltrated a climate activist groupAttributionSoundsWhat is the ‘Axis of Resistance’ and how is Iran involved?Amid growing tensions in the Middle East, The Inquiry investigates Iran’s positionAttributionSoundsWhat was the Beer Hall Putsch?Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interrogate the past to de-tangle the presentAttributionSoundsMost Read1Minister quit as he ‘couldn’t afford mortgage’2Musk announces wireless brain chip implant3Woman injured in Sydney Harbour shark attack4Man Utd say Rashford ‘taken responsibility for actions’AttributionSport5’Women sit next to abusers at music industry parties’6DUP executive members endorse devolution deal7Lily Gladstone: The actress who could make Oscars history8Three US soldiers killed in Jordan attack named9Royals on road to recovery and Paris under siege10News outlet’s doctored MP photo causes sexism fury

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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaBi-2: Russia anti-war band arrested in Thailand faces deportationPublished21 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bi-2 are an alternative rock band critical of the war who have been touring outside of Russia since 2022By Frances Mao & Tossapol Chaisamritpolin Singapore and BangkokA Russian-Belarusian rock band with anti-war views that had been touring Thailand is under threat of being deported back to Russia, activists say.Human Rights Watch has urged the Thai government not to deport Bi- 2, who have been criticised by Moscow, saying the seven members face persecution.The band was arrested for unauthorised shows while touring Phuket, a resort island that hosts hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists. They are in detention in Bangkok.But Thai authorities are yet to comment on the case publicly or respond to the BBC’s questions. A statement on the band’s official Facebook page said they were facing deportation after being found guilty on 26 January of performing a gig without the correct permit. It said they had paid a fine for the breach.But some of their supporters responded to the post, alleging the band had been targeted: “Russian authorities found an excuse to detain them.”The band says in their statement: “outside pressure played a significant role in our detention. We know that the reason for this pressure is [retaliation] for our creativity, our views, our position.”The band has also alleged that they could not understand the legal process with Thai police and courts, having not been provided adequate translation services. Of the band’s seven members, some are dual citizens of Australia and Israel, so they could be deported to those countries. But activists warn that at least two members only have Russian citizenship and could be sent back there.Russian authorities are yet to comment on the band’s situation and have not said if they sought their deportation.But the band has been singled out by Russian lawmakers before for their “anti-Russian stance”. In May 2023, Russia’s justice ministry labelled the frontman Egor Bortnik a “foreign agent” for “opposing” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and “making negative statements” about Russia, its citizens and authorities.The band had been touring outside Russia since 2022, including playing shows across Europe last year.UK demands clarity over whereabouts of activistUyghur asylum-seeker death heaps pressure on Thailand”They’ve been inconvenient for [the] Russian government for a while because they are a very big band and they are very obviously anti-war and anti-Putin. So they moved out of the country a while ago,” a friend of one of the band members, Marjana Semkina, wrote on Facebook. Thailand and, in particular, its desirable island holiday spots such as Phuket have seen a huge influx of Russian tourists since the war began in Ukraine two years ago. Many Russians have fled the country to avoid conscription. By some estimates, nearly half a million Russians arrived in Phuket in the first half of 2023. “If Thai authorities send them [Bi-2] back to Russia to face danger and persecution, it would be the first case under [Prime Minister] Sretta’s government,” Human Rights Watch’s senior researcher Sunai Pasuk told the BBC.”The Thai PM promised that his government will adhere to the principle of human rights so this is a crucial test.” It would also be the first case of the Thai administration forcibly returning a Russian national to Russia since the war began.And it would be a breach of Thai domestic law preventing torture and enforced disappearances, as well as Thailand’s obligations under international laws against torture. Bangkok is a signatory to the UN Convention against torture, meaning it has an obligation not to return people to places where they face the risk of persecution.With additional reporting by Thanyarat DoksoneRelated TopicsWar in UkraineThailandRussiaMore on this storyMyanmar journalists face deportation from ThailandPublished11 May 2021UK demands clarity over whereabouts of activistPublished5 hours agoTop StoriesDUP agree to end boycott of Northern Ireland government Published4 hours agoThree US soldiers killed in Jordan attack namedPublished6 hours agoMusk says first brain chip implanted in humanPublished4 hours agoFeaturesLily Gladstone: The actress who could make Oscars historyNothing but rubble: Ukraine’s shattered ghost town AvdiivkaGuardiola, Mourinho and the game that changed everythingAttributionSportCounting the destruction of religious sites in GazaSecret calls and code names: How money makes it to N KoreaWhy India wants to fence its troubled Myanmar border’We’re the country of beef, but we can only afford chicken’Death in the Channel – what led a boy to make fatal journey?’Toy poodles’ on the Moon: Japan lander gets to workElsewhere on the BBC’If I can’t live with you, I don’t want to live anyway’The Hungarian footballer executed for loveAttributionSounds’You don’t think your partner is an undercover cop…’The shocking true story of an undercover ‘spycop’ who infiltrated a climate activist groupAttributionSoundsWhat is the ‘Axis of Resistance’ and how is Iran involved?Amid growing tensions in the Middle East, The Inquiry investigates Iran’s positionAttributionSoundsWhat was the Beer Hall Putsch?Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interrogate the past to de-tangle the presentAttributionSoundsMost Read1Minister quit as he ‘couldn’t afford mortgage’2Musk announces wireless brain chip implant3Woman injured in Sydney Harbour shark attack4Man Utd say Rashford ‘taken responsibility for actions’AttributionSport5’Women sit next to abusers at music industry parties’6DUP executive members endorse devolution deal7Lily Gladstone: The actress who could make Oscars history8Three US soldiers killed in Jordan attack named9Royals on road to recovery and Paris under siege10News outlet’s doctored MP photo causes sexism fury