January 2022

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Some clergy, a group that advocates for LGBTQ rights, and a group that advocates for the rights of people with disabilities are calling on Mississippi lawmakers to expand the state's hate crimes law to cover offenses…

BRUNSWICK, GA – The white father and son who killed Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the unarmed black man while jogging in February 2020 have reached a plea deal to avoid a federal hate crimes trial.Travis McMichael and his father Gregory…

Local and state leaders are speaking out to condemn anti-Semitic slurs that the Orange County Sheriff's Office says took place during a protest Saturday at Alafaya Trail and Waterford Lakes Parkway.Deputies said about 20 protesters gathered…

It's been nearly a year since Marvel picked up the rights to characters from the Marvel/Netflix universe, aka the Defenders-verse. And all the while, we've been speculating a lot about which Netflix superheroes will cross into the Marvel…

In the aftermath of the 2019 general election, the country was hit with a tirade of hate speech. From the Tablighi Jamaat incident to the communalization of civil services to the Sulli Accords and Bulli bai applications, there hasn't been…

Ross County striker Regan Charles-Cook was 'extremely hurt' after being racially abused following his side's 3-3 draw with Rangers.Charles-Cook scored his 10th league goal of the season against the champions to…

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao challenged the BJP leaders to end the hate propaganda policy and compete with the TRS in terms of development. He said that gossip, histrions or obstruction of development was not…

(JTA) — Max Moszkowicz, a Holocaust survivor who became the Netherlands' first celebrity lawyer, has died at the age of 95. Moszkowicz, a steely-willed Auschwitz survivor who returned to the Netherlands after World War II,!-->…

Emily Atack has unveiled her spectacular new hairstyle. The Inbetweeners actress, who was linked to Jack Grealish last year, revealed the makeover to fans. And she heartbreakingly told them that she wasn't sure how she looked. READ!-->…

Silk could become an unbreakable means of authentication and encryption, according to South Korean boffins. Silk can play this role, as explained in Nature Communication, as security specialists are increasingly interested in "physically…

Holocaust Memorial Day is observed annually on January 27 since 2001. The day honors the memory of the millions of people who lost their lives in the Holocaust as a result of Nazi persecution, as well as those who were murdered in…

Racist comments made at a black high school basketball player during a recent game sparked outrage and calls for reform in Orange County. A video, posted to Instagram Tuesday by the player's mother, Sabrina Brown, begins with the player…

I have an editorial in the Philadelphia plaintiff on the controversy surrounding Professor Amy Wax at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. You can read more about the current controversy here. My focus on the editorial is whether…

Concerns about the elimination of gender-specific acting categories at awards shows are often based on the fear that, without a category specifically designated to spotlight women, all of the most celebrated performances each year would be…

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Croatian hip-hop group Tram 11's new album has been pulled from sale by their record company after heavy criticism for lyrics described by critics as sexist, homophobic and hateful.Photo: Tram 11 Facebook page Tram 11 fans flooded the…

A recent survey revealed that most game developers and their studios have no interest in developing or working with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) or crypto payments.The survey released by the Game Developers Conference on January 21 titled…

Tom Hanks was trending on Twitter this morning, which is always a little scary considering how 2022 is going, but the Forrest Gump The star has just been shouted out by fans of former President Donald Trump for appearing in a video…

Two years into the pandemic, online conversations are still for many of us the primary interactions we have every day, and we collectively have billions of them. But as many of us have discovered, not all of these experiences are…

Jonathan Bar-El of the Consul for Public Diplomacy and Culture listens to speakers at the annual Everybody Has A Name Vigil, a 25-hour Holocaust vigil to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust of Nations United at…

Published: 4:00 PM January 23, 2022 Update: 4:12 PM January 23, 2022 James Norwood looks set to stay at Ipswich Town beyond the January transfer window, despite seven different clubs showing interest in signing him.The 31-year-old!-->!-->!-->…

Delhi Police have identified an 18-year-old man from Lucknow for allegedly creating the audio chat room on Clubhouse where participants were heard last week making offensive and derogatory comments against Muslim women, sparking public…

The petitioners cited 25 cases of alleged hate speech against Hindus.New Delhi: Two right-wing groups have filed counter-appeals in the Supreme Court opposing advocacy against hate speech at religious gatherings in Haridwar…

Meghan Markle has been a favorite subject of criticism since she was first linked to Prince Harry in 2016. The former Combinations The actress received more convictions and was the subject of various controversies after marrying the Duke of…

Prime Group, the undisputed leader in real estate has launched the latest of its best in class land development offerings with 'Elinor' in Koswatte, Battaramulla. Prime Lands offers a variety…

LIKE millions of others, my husband and I watch Jeopardy every night, well, pretty much every weeknight. I don't know why we are addicted…

A psychology student has been arrested for a hate crime after allegedly hurling anti-Semitic slurs at three Jewish children before spitting at one in Brooklyn last week. Christina Darling, 21, was arrested on Friday and charged with…

Governor Spencer Cox implored Utahns on Thursday not to abandon America's ideals, saying in his annual state of the state address that he feared "unsubstantiated allegations and outright lies" about elections do not shake the nation to its…

By Essi Lehto and Anne KauranenHELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said she and her fellow young female ministers had been the target of widespread hate speech over their gender and appearance while in office."We can…

PARIS: Twitter must disclose details about what it is doing to combat online hate speech in France, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, ruling in favor of advocacy groups who say the network social does not do enough. The ruling…

"Why is Biden talking about Trump?" Sayed, a Lyft driver, asked me last week in Boston. "Why doesn't he talk about what's happening today?" That people can't feed their families. That my kids aren't learning anything in school because…

Willamette University's public lecture event "We Need a Rest" with Dr. Nicholas Grier has been moved online due to COVID-19 concerns.Willamette University offered a number of events this week to honor the life and legacy of the Reverend…

For the editor: Barely two weeks into 2022, American Jews are under attack again, and many of us are growing increasingly concerned about anti-Semitism in our country – increasingly overt and violent hatred. This hatred and its violence is…

Calling for the abolition of sedition law, former Supreme Court Justice Rohinton Nariman expressed concern that critics of the government would be charged with sedition. "It's time to scrap sedition laws altogether and allow free speech as…

Hate speech is part of camps organized for children by the Sangh Parivar, but Tamil Nadu's BJP raises outcry over a two-minute stretch in a skit satirizing PM Modi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often said that he…

Lately, a series of anti-Republican letters have appeared in the Standard. All demonstrate the writers'…

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Brentford is investigating reports that a group of supporters were involved in discriminatory chanting on a train returning to London after their match at Liverpool on Sunday.Mas Patel, a Labor councilor in the…

Several Supreme Court verdicts underline the damage caused to social harmony by such remarks The apparent delay in bringing criminal charges against perpetrators of hate speech in Haridwar and Delhi is despite Supreme Court rulings…

Quratulain Rehbar was on a public bus in northern India earlier this month when she was alerted by a friend that her photo had appeared on an app, where it was advertised as being for sale.At first she was numb, she says, but gradually the…

Yati Narsinghanand (second from right) is a co-accused in the Haridwar hate speech case. (To file)New Delhi: Yati Narsinghanand, the religious leader who organized an event in Haridwar last month calling for the genocide of…

Asian Youth Center (AYC) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Los Angeles (Advancing Justice–LA) released their report on the Stop Hate Community Survey of Asian and Asian Americans living in the San Gabriel Valley on January…

Preston midfielder Adam O'Reilly could now decide to leave the club permanently, with St Pat's Athletic keen to secure his signature.The Irish Sun Report that O'Reilly is a prime target for St Pat's Athletic boss Tim Clancy, with the…

New Delhi: As Covid-19 dominated lives and again threatened livelihoods across the country, it returned to the front pages of most major Urdu newspapers, but unlike the past – when it was for weeks almost the only information covered – he…

The United Nations has expressed concern about the rise of hate speech and the glorification of war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, amid concerns about the former. Bosnian Serbs celebrated their banned…

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered an investigation into a Kenyan Facebook group posting inflammatory content amid a spate of attacks in Lamu County. In a letter to Inspector General of Police Hillary…

New Jersey student borrowers are set to receive more than $60 million in aid following a settlement with Navient Corp., Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck and the state's Consumer Affairs Division announced Thursday.The $57.2 million in…

As part of its campaign to defame transgender athletes in order to slander the trans community as a whole, Fox News obsessively covered University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas. From December 3 to January 12, the network aired 32…

A disabled and disadvantaged care farm on the outskirts of Bristol has been granted a building permit, despite an alleged "hate campaign" against it, writes Amanda Cameron. Maria Needs, who founded the Empowering…

Video footage shows a PSNI officer citing "hate speech" before arresting Ryan Williamson, 44, in Larne in August, which he said was due to his stance against homosexuality. He was released 30 minutes later pending a report to prosecutors.…

Marks & Spencer has changed the name of childhood favorite Midget Gems to avoid offending people with dwarfism. The retailer ditched the term dwarf and renamed the candy Mini Gems after a leading disability studies scholar warned the…

Time and time again, India has paid the price for disinformation on social media intended to widen the dividing lines between different social and religious groups, and even to stir up unrest. While some social media giants, such as…

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 In 2022, there will inevitably be an increase in the number of appeals against Small Business Administration (SBA) lending…

David balle Frequent reporting of hate crimes and incidents of bias on college campuses reminds us that we still have a long way to go to achieve equity in higher education. University rooms are not necessarily more equitable or…

INDIANAPOLIS - Dear Pete,Somewhere on a move I lost an old cell phone with your last message (where you sarcastically congratulated me on finally setting up voicemail), but heard your voice a lot during the greatest season football in…

Heather Dubrow from The Real Housewives of Orange County is as big a fan of Jeff Lewis as he is of her - and said she didn't care about the recent search he gave her. Lewis recently criticized Dubrow on Watch What Happens Live…

Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at a joint press conference with ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on November 19, 2020 (left) and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

What are Jair Bolsonaro's chances in the next presidential election in Brazil?He has a chance, but they are not good. Bolsonaro has the support of nearly 30% of the Brazilian electorate, and his anti-establishment message still resonates…

olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee, known as Suni Lee to her fans, is an 18-year-old gymnast who became an international sensation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She became an Olympic all-around champion and won a bronze medal in the uneven bars…

A local shaking-up priest known for his anti-LGBT + outbursts is to be charged in court with hate speech in Malta.Earlier this month, Father David Muscat launched a homophobic tirade following the murder of Paulina Dembska, a 29-year-old…

A group of students and professors from India's management institutes in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad reported hate speech and attacks on minorities in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, saying his silence "emboldens" them.…

At the beginning of December, a group of 50 Muslim staff on Capitol Hill wrote letter calling on House leaders to categorically reject "inflammatory rhetoric" in the workplace. More than 350 additional staff also signed the letter.Imagine…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Three white men face conviction by a judge on Friday about six weeks after being convicted of murder for chasing after an Ahmaud Arbery running in vans, cutting off the escape from the unarmed…

Lawmakers, meanwhile, are heading into the mid-terms with starkly contrasting political narratives of last year's violence: Democrats want online businesses to do more to eliminate election-related misinformation, while Republicans allege…

Ittehad-e-Millat's council founder Tauqeer Raza Khan's call for a “Dharam Sansad” on Friday received support from All India Tanzeem ul Islam, who on Thursday called on community members to come…

A man whose behavior was seen by a judge as "a hateful example of hate speech at its worst," said he was fleeing Canada before being arrested in America this week because he was "scarred with dead".Kevin J. Johnston has appeared in court…

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) - A student at Santa Rosa High School has been arrested after issuing an online bomb threat, targeting specific ethnic and racial groups. At around 11 a.m. on Monday, officers from the Santa Rosa…

EVE Online will kick off its very first crossover event later this month when CCP Games team up with the BBC to bring Doctor Who to the great MMO galaxy of New Eden.EVE Online x Doctor Who, as it's known, will add a new "Gallifrey-themed…

Read the series: Facebook under firethe Facebook Papers are a set of internal documents that were provided to Congress in drafted form by legal counsel to Frances Haugen. The drafted versions were reviewed by a consortium of news…

ENCINITAS, Calif. (KGTV) - School officials are working to identify the person responsible for spreading hateful graffiti messages at San Dieguito Academy in Encinitas over New Years weekend.This is the third incident for the San Dieguito…

MCFARLAND, Wisconsin, January 3, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Officials from the National Department and the State of Justice as well as a former Ku Klux Klan leader, a former white nationalist, a former neo-Nazi and a former Al Qaeda…

New Delhi: Growing challenges in cybersecurity, child safety and moderation of content are among the issues raised in a preliminary discussion paper circulated to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology regarding the need…

A the man receives a call from a policeman. He is told that although he did nothing criminal his social media posts offended someone, so the police recorded them as a non-criminal hate incident that can show up on criminal record…

It has been more than a week since the publication of a Postmedia article containing a controversial remark by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Speaking with Calgary Sun columnist Rick Bell, Kenney made what many believe to be a callous…

Do existing laws cover inflammatory and provocative speech? Should we toughen up the provisions? The story so far: A recent religious conclave held in Haridwar was the scene of inflammatory and provocative speeches by Hindutva…

Netflix rings the new year in an atypical way. Throughout 2021, the streaming giant's original offerings swelled as titles in its library dwindled. With its list of new releases for January 2022, however, Netflix is…