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DENMARK ATTACKED
There has been another series of terrorist attacks, this time in Denmark. The first attack was on an event called “Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression” where a cartoonist who drew pictures of Mohammed was speaking. The second attack, a few hours later, was on a Jewish synagogue.
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DENMARK ATTACKED
BREAKING NEWS – DENMARK ATTACKED: There has been another series of terrorist attack, this time in Denmark. The first attack was on an event called “Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression” where a cartoonist who drew pictures of Mohammed was speaking. The second attack, a few hours later, was on a Jewish synagogue. One person…
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World Interfaith Harmony Week at the Victorian Parliament
On February 5, 2015,OHPI’s CEO Dr Andre Oboler attended the opening of the World Interfaith Harmony Week in the Victorian Parliament. The Victorian Multicultural Commission Chair spoke about peace, embracing being a part of each other’s community while still respecting and maintaining our differences. He quoted Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on the dignity of difference.…
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Talk at the Council of Christians and Jews
On February 1, 2015, Dr Oboler spoke at the Council of Christians and Jews ( Victoria) on the re-emergence of old antisemitism through new media. The talk looked at how social media was being used to spread afresh traditional forms of antisemitism, such as deicide and blood libel, as well as the spread and promotion…
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Talk at the North Eastern Jewish Centre
On January 31, 2015, Dr Oboler gave a talk on responsible free speech after the events in France at the North Eastern Jewish Centre. The talk discussed the recent report by OHPI “#Jesuishumain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo” and the impact of the resulting discussion on the freedom of speech from…
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The hatred sown in the network: digital antisemitism
Jessica Palese writes for the Online Hate Prevention Institute about online antisemitism in Italy.
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The hatred sown in the network: digital antisemitism
Jessica Palese “L’odio seminato nella rete: l’antisemitismo digitale” (The hatred sown in the network: digital antisemitism) smarknews.it, 28 January 2015 http://www.smarknews.it/press/lodio-seminato-nella-rete-lantisemitismo-digitale/ (Translated from Italian) Think that anti-Semitism is a phenomenon of the past to be entrusted to the memory of books, ie underestimate the virality of ideas and the power of the current digital media.…
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OHPI on The Project
On January 19, 2015, OHPI’s CEO Dr Andre Oboler was invited to Channel 10’s popular talk show The Project to talk about hate speech on YouTube.
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OHPI: Je Suis Humain
hurryupharry.org reports on The Online Hate Prevention Institute‘s new report in the wake of events in Paris. ‘Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of the Charlie Hebdo murders.’ As well as analysis of the free speech issues raised by some responses to the killings, the report offers a series of recommendations.
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Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo
The Big Smoke reports on The Online Hate Prevention Institute‘s new report, Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo, in response to debate raging over free speech. Je Suis Humain gives background to the terrorist attacks, pointing out its anti-semitic nature, and presents the debate on free speech within an Australian context. It also…