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Dutch Parliament Called to Investigate All Foreign Religious Interference

February 26, 2020 • by Raksha Nazir, Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

Four Islamic organisations have asked the Dutch Parliament to investigate unwanted foreign interference in all religions. At the moment, investigations are limited to mosques and Islamic organisations. According to the organisations, the focus on one r...
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Far-Right Rally Banned by Warsaw Mayor

November 09, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

The mayor of Warsaw has banned a Polish rally that has become known as a gathering of the far right. The rally, held to mark the country's independence, was attended by some 60,000 people last year, who chanted "Pure Poland, white Poland" and held sign...
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Angela Merkel Apologizes Spy Promotion

September 26, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she regrets how she handled the recent political scandal involving the country's top spy. Hans-Georg Maassen, the former domestic intelligence chief, was effectively promoted after making controversial remarks about...
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- Germany
- Merkel
- extremism
- spy
- Chemnitz
Germany Probes Nazi Salutes During Chemnitz Protests

August 29, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

Police in Germany have opened 10 cases against far-right protesters who gave the illegal Hitler salute during the protests in Chemnitz on 27 August. Far-right groups marched in the eastern German city and clashes broke out between the extremists and co...
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- Germany
- nazi
- extremism
Tech Firms Agree to Remove Extremist Posts 'Within Hours'

October 24, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Google have agreed to up their efforts to tackle extremist content, pledging to remove such posts within hours of them going online. The pledge from the world's largest tech companies was decided during a two-day meetin...
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Thousands March in Berlin Against Far-Right AfD Party

October 23, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

Holding posters with slogans like "Stop AfD" and "My voice against incitement", thousands of demonstrators marched Sunday in Berlin to protest the far-right Alternative for Germany's (AfD) debut in parliament this week. The anti-Islam and anti-migrant ...
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- Germany
- far right
- Berlin
- extremism
Far-Right Paramilitaries Sentenced for Budapest Pride Beating

July 11, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

An appeals court in Hungary last week sentenced a man to three years in prison for verbally and physically assaulting participants in the Budapest Pride March four years ago. Four other defendants were given suspended prison sentences. On July 6, 2013,...
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- Hungary
- LGBT
- Pride
- extremism
Tech Giants Team Up to Tackle Extremist Content

December 09, 2016 • by LibertiesEU

Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have agreed to work together to identify and remove extremist content on their platforms through an information-sharing initiative. The companies will create a shared database to flag images and videos that promo...
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- Google
- terrorism
- Facebook
- extremism
- Twitter
- Microsoft
Czech Far-Right Leader Detained for Crimes Against Humanity

May 04, 2016 • by The League of Human Rights

The chairman of the extreme-right National Democracy party, Adam B. Bartos, is accused of crimes against humanity. He is accused of committing them through the content of his published books and public speeches. Accusations include an incident during a...
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- racism
- xenophobia
- neo-nazi
- intolerance
- immigrants
- genocide
- nazism
- hatred
- extremism
- Jews
- extreme right
- ethnicism
31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council Kicks Off

March 02, 2016 • by Rights International Spain

The 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council launched this week. In his opening speech, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stated, "When governments clamp down against grassroots activists [...] or scrap the guarantees of an independent judi...
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