For 20 years, ISD has delivered field-leading threat detection, analysis and real-world strategies to combat terrorism, extremism and authoritarianism - in all their ideological forms.

Anti-Migrant

Narratives that treat people as a threat to society solely based on their migrant status are becoming increasingly normalised. ISD provides in-depth analysis of these dynamics, including the networks driving anti-migrant rhetoric and core narratives including the “Great Replacement” conspiracy myth. In the face of a documented rise in hate crimes, we ensure that policymakers can mitigate the threats that anti-migrant discourse poses to communities.

September 2, 2026

Australian Broadcasting Corporation interviews ISD’s Moustafa Ayad on Ceuta border crisis

ISD's Moustafa Ayad spoke on ABC Radio National about the events leading up to the Ceuta border crisis and the role of information operations.

Anti-Migrant

August 19, 2026

Crisis over migration in Europe reveals dangers of manipulated online information

Anti-Migrant, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

August 15, 2026

Far-right actors target asylum seekers in UK

Anti-Migrant

August 14, 2026

From posts to protests: How online narratives fuelled anti-migrant violence in Southampton and Belfast

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism

August 11, 2026

Social media plays role in border crisis between Spain and Morocco

Anti-Migrant, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

July 23, 2026

Canadian nationalist group promotes self-proclaimed ‘Bigotfest’ on social media

Anti-Migrant, Antisemitism, Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

June 18, 2026

How citizen journalists fell foul of anti-migrant rioters in Southampton

Anti-Migrant

January 12, 2026

Anti-migrant rhetoric is on the rise in the UK

Anti-Migrant, Identity-Based Hate and Abuse

November 16, 2025

Indian Americans are facing rising tide of racism

Anti-Migrant, Identity-Based Hate and Abuse

Further Reading

September 7, 2022

The Reichsbürger Movement

The Reichsbürger movement is a German conspiracy movement similar to Sovereign Citizens.

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

August 16, 2022

La campagne de l’intimidation : étude de cas des violences numériques envers les candidats aux élections de 2022

Ce rapport couvre le harcèlement et les attaques contre les candidats aux élections françaises de 2022.

Anti-Migrant, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health, Terrorism and Extremism

April 6, 2022

Online Russian-Language Hate and Discrimination Against Central Asian Migrants

This report provides an overview of the scale and scope of Russian-language online hate targeted at Central Asian labour migrants.

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

March 29, 2022

Can the war in Ukraine breed ‘compassion’ toward non-European refugees?

The war in Ukraine has caused over three million people to flee their homes, Jasmine El-Gamal has authored an op-ed about refugee interventions.

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

December 1, 2021

German elections: ISD finds that right-wing party AfD greatly benefitted from the online climate debate

During the 2021 German federal elections, ISD found that Alternative für Deutschland was the party most benefitting from the climate change debate.

Anti-Migrant, Antisemitism, Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism

July 1, 2021

The networks and narratives of anti-refugee disinformation in Europe

This article summarizes an ISD report on online communities promoting hate and disinformation against refugees and the migration sector in 2020. ​​

Anti-Migrant

July 6, 2019

‘The Great Replacement’: The Violent Consequences of Mainstreamed Extremism

This report presents findings on the ideologies and narratives behind the Christchurch attack, which left 51 dead and 50 more injured.

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

March 27, 2019

Building Digital Citizenship in France: The Sens Critique project

New communication technologies and their ubiquity bring many benefits to global information sharing.

Anti-Migrant, Education

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