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Media coverage & Press releases
The following coverage comes from: ABC News, ABC News Tonight, ABC Religion & Ethic, The Australian, 10 Daily, South China Morning Post, The Daily Dot, Audiatur Online, J-Wire, Buzzfeed News, Medium, J-Air Radio, The Australian Jewish News, The Media Line, SBS World News, ECAJ, The Sydney Morning Herald, Sputnik International, Griffith News, China Daily Global, The New Daily, Australian Financial Review, 7:30 Report, Business Insider, Illinois Times.
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Facebook criticized for not stopping racism
December 10, 2013: Daniel Vergara, Facebook kritiseras för att inte stoppa rasism, Expo.se (Swedish media) (Translation: Facebook criticized for not stopping racism ), http://expo.se/2013/facebook-kritiseras-for-att-inte-stoppa-rasism_6298.html Racism directed against minority groups abound on Facebook. A report from the Online Hate Prevention Institute of Australia has mapped Islamophobia on Facebook. The report notes that the company is not acting against the…
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Islamophobia and Social Media
December 9, 2013: Islamophobia and Social Media, Soupy One (blog), http://soupyone.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/islamophobia-and-social-media/ There is a new report covering the phenomenon of Islamophobia and social media. It comes from the superb Online Hate Prevention Institute and leading scholar in the field, Dr Andre Oboler. “On International Human Rights Day, December 10th 2013, the Online Hate Prevention Institute…
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Statement from Victorian community organisations
We have read with growing concern that the Federal government has plans to remove or water down the protections against racial vilification which presently extend to Australians of all backgrounds under the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA). This would be a step backwards for Australia. We oppose absolutely any such change. The proposal to change the…
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Racial abuse caught on smartphone, SBS News
November 21, 2013: Andy Park, Racial abuse caught on smartphone, SBS News, http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2012/11/21/racial-abuse-caught-smartphone 10.21AM UPDATE FROM VICTORIA POLICE: Victoria Police takes incidents of this nature seriously and detectives from Transit Crime Investigation Unit are now actively investigating the matter. Anyone with information or who recognises people in the You Tube video is urged to contact Crime Stoppers…
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Proposed changes to Racial Discrimination Act’s S18C re “insult” & “offend”
As reported yesterday in the Australian, the first legislation to be introduced into the Parliament by Australia’s new Attorney-General George Brandis will focus on altering or repealing Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. The move, in response to the Bolt Case, is being sold as a move to protect traditional freedoms. It realigns Australia further…
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