anti-Muslim
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Islamophobia Watch mentions OHPI
June 25, 2014: Bob Pitt, The Bendigo Mosque: exporting hate to regional Victoria (republishes OHPI briefing), Islamophobia Watch (blog).
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The Bendigo Mosque: Exporting Hate to Regional Victoria
On January 11th, 2014, a Facebook page “Stop the Mosque in Bendigo” (id: 1409152012662221) was created to oppose plans for the construction of the first Mosque in the Victorian city of Bendigo. Over the last three month we’ve watched the page grow from 4,682 supporters to over 8,000. Recent media attention has given it a…
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Problems with Facebook and some users
Update: Facebook has restored our commentary about the article An article by the examiner has highlights a real problem in relation to Facebook, and it’s not the problem the article intended to raise. The article argues Facebook is removing content critical of Islam but leaving up content advocating violence against Jews. In reality, Facebook is…
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OHPI Submission on Racial Discrimination and S 18C
Earlier today the Online Hate Prevention Institute sent in a submission (also visible below) to the consultation by Australia’s Attorney-General on his proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). Our submission focused on the issue of cyber-racism and the role S 18C plays in tackling this problem. Executive Summary The Online Hate Prevention…
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Who Is Behind ADL’s Racist Violence
April 23, 2014, Andy Fleming, New Matilda, Who Is Behind ADL’s Racist Violence, https://www.newmatilda.com/2014/04/23/whos-behind-adls-racist-violence Two shootings on opposite sides of the world show that far right groups pose a constant threat of violence. In Australia, the Muslim community are likely to be the targets, writes Andy Fleming A shooting at the home of Nathan Abela, the…
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OHPI’s exposure of ‘Islam Exposed’
We have recently been recieving a number of messages from supporters of the “Islam Exposed” Facebook page who are upset that “Islam Exposed” is included in OHPI’s list of Facebook pages promoting hate speech against Muslims. The list is part of our report into anti-Muslim hate published last December. The list in our report was…
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The increase in Islamophobia on the Internet
January 10, 2014: Raport: „Wzrost islamofobii w Internecie”, Islamofobia pod lupa (The increase in Islamophobia on the Internet, Islamophpbia under scrutiny (translation from Polish)), http://islamofobia.info.pl/2014/01/10/raport-wzrost-islamofobii-w-internecie/#more-529 December 10, 2013, on the occasion of the International Day for Human Rights released a report Institute. Combating Hate on the Internet (ang. Online Hate Prevention Institute) in collaboration with the…
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Hate page administrator close accounts after threats of violence
This briefing relates to a recent incident on an anti-Muslim hate page. The administrator(s) of the page took a stand to differentiate opposition to Islam from the spread of violence and hate against Muslims. This is an important distinction between attacks on ideas, which are protected under the principles of freedom of expression, and attacks…
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Satire or smear? Islam-themes cartoons
December 11, 2013: Sarah AB, Satire or smear? Islam-themed cartoons, BobFromBrockley (Blog), http://brockley.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/this-is-guest-post-by-sarah-ab-recently.html