hate speech
Judge orders makeup for suspect with Nazi tattoos
By Lauren Markoe — July 26, 2016
(RNS) What it takes to get an impartial jury.
When not reading the comments is not an option
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 1, 2016
(RNS) For journalists at religious media outlets, their faith is both what can make them a target of hate online and what influences their responses.
‘Defusing Hate’: Holocaust museum publishes a handbook
By Lauren Markoe — June 29, 2016
(RNS) A young American who countered incendiary speech in Kenya authors a how-to book.
Online, Muslim women face threats from both Islamophobes and reformers
By Aysha Khan — June 28, 2016
(RNS) Muslim women have created a vibrant space for themselves online. But increasingly, many groups — from Islamophobes to conservative Muslims to feminists — are using social media’s lack of accountability to attack them.
Report says list of ‘Islamophobic groups’ reaches new high
By Kimberly Winston — June 20, 2016
(RNS) A Muslim advocacy group has named 74 organizations and individuals -- an all-time high -- to its list of "Islamophobes."
French government battles intolerance with new public relations campaign
By Yonat Shimron — May 9, 2016
PARIS (RNS) The French government has rolled out a pair of hard-hitting messages against hate speech and discrimination in hiring. But reviews are mixed.
German anti-Muslim group founder in court over hate speech
By RNS staff — April 19, 2016
BERLIN — Lutz Bachmann, the co-founder of Germany's anti-Islam PEGIDA group , is charged over sending social media posts in which he called refugees "cattle," "garbage" and "scumbags."
Dutch far-right leader Wilders on trial
By Reuters — March 18, 2016
AMSTERDAM -- Like other populist figures including Donald Trump in the U.S. and Marine le Pen in France, Geert Wilders has won support by calling for a ban on Muslim immigration.
Twitter’s new rules ban ‘hateful conduct,’ may thwart ISIS propaganda
By Reuters — December 30, 2015
The social media site has been faulted for failing to ban accounts that promote violence or make threats based on religion, race, ethnicity and six other categories.
Lapsed ban allows YouTube return for Islamist preacher in Michigan
By Reuters — April 8, 2015
WASHINGTON (Reuters) A Michigan-based Islamist preacher whose online sermons have been a leading source of inspiration for foreign fighters in Syria is free to return to social media after restrictions on his Internet use lapsed.
#IndiaWithPakistan and #illridewithyou show social media solidarity amid tragedy
By Brian Pellot — December 17, 2014
Attacks in Sydney and Pakistan shocked the world this week. Amid these tragedies we witnessed unexpected solidarity and outpourings of support on social media, hatred being countered by hashtags and the hope of reconciliation.
Détente on Christmas * Beard passes * Christ Bless Mississippi: Religious Freedom Recap
By Brian Pellot — December 4, 2014
This month's religious freedom news and views from around the world. Read with caution. Prozac optional.
Online troll or therapist? Atheist evangelists see their work as a calling
By Kimberly Winston — December 1, 2014
(RNS) "Atheist Max" has written “Jesus is despicable” or its equivalent more than once in the online comments sections of religion news sites. While some may see people like Max as online trolls, they see themselves as therapists and online missionaries for unbelief.
Hashtag activists battle online anti-Muslim speech, but #DoesItWork?
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 13, 2014
(RNS) Clicktivism -- for good or for ill -- brings attention to online hate speech, and "attention is never powerless"'
Text messaging project helps ease religious and tribal tensions in Kenya’s Tana Delta
By Fredrick Nzwili — October 31, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) A conflict unfolding in the Tana Delta has led a Canadian-based genocide prevention organization to launch an innovative project to monitor false rumors and give community members neutral and accurate information.
