"Like a fire accelerator": Discrimination shoots up because of Corona - these groups suffered particularly

Corona worked “like a fire accelerator” when it comes to discrimination in Germany.

The anti-discrimination agency has now published corresponding figures.

• The

  coronavirus pandemic in Germany

  has led to significantly more

  discrimination

  .

• Asian-looking people in particular were initially affected because the virus came to Europe from China.

• Turkish-looking people had also been placed “under general suspicion”.

Berlin - More

discrimination

because of

Corona

: The pandemic has led to significantly more cases.

This emerges from the information provided by the responsible

federal authority

.

The virus "acted like a fire accelerator to discriminate against individual groups of people," said

Bernhard Franke

, head of the federal anti-discrimination agency, to the

editorial network in Germany.

From 3200 in the previous year to 6000

this year, the number of

requests for advice has

risen, if one takes a comparable period up to November as a basis.

By October, there was

an increase of over 70 percent,

especially in

racist discrimination

.

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Corona: Asian-looking people were severely discriminated against at the beginning of the pandemic

At the beginning of the corona pandemic, there was initially a strong increase in discrimination against

people who looked

Asian

.

Later on, the houses of

Sinti and Roma were

cordoned off with high public appeal

after a number of wedding celebrations led to increased infections.

“

People with a Turkish or Arab background felt that they were under general suspicion

”.

There was also a celebration elsewhere.

But also "corona deniers and

conspiracy theorists

" have

stylized

themselves

as victims of discrimination

because of the

mask requirement

.

But this is not discrimination under the law.

The

Federal

Anti-Discrimination

Agency in Berlin offers advice to those who are discriminated against on the basis of ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual identity or gender, age or disability.

The basis is the AGG - the

General Equal Treatment Act

.-

cg with dpa