OHCHR said that on 25 May, security forces stormed a peaceful meeting of Baha’is in Sana’a. Seventeen people, including five women, were taken to an unknown location, and all but one, are still being held incommunicado. The UN rights office urged the de facto Houthi authorities in Sana’a, to immediately release the detainees. Call for…
Several radio stations in Russia were hacked, hackers broadcast a fake speech of President Putin. The Kremlin says hackers hacked into radio stations and broadcast a fake speech by President Putin in which he reported on the occupation of the Ukrainian army. President Putin’s fake speech announced that Ukrainian troops had captured three border areas….
An Austrian train, file photo On Sunday, a speech by Hitler, the military dictator of Nazi Germany, was played over a loudspeaker on a train in Austria. The train was traveling from Bregenz to Vienna, and although Hitler’s speech was broadcast for only 30 seconds, the passengers became very nervous. An Austrian MP was also…
Photo courtesy of Indian Media During the speech of the President of India, Draupadi Murmu, the light went out, but she continued her speech. According to Indian media, the Indian President was addressing the convocation ceremony of the university in the state of Orissa. According to reports, President Draupadi Murmu continued his speech as the…
Pakistan’s ambassador to the Netherlands, Seljuk Mustansar Tarar, was invited by the famous TU Delft University of the Netherlands to address the students on the topic of Pakistani architecture. These students are working on designing eco-friendly and cost-effective housing units in Pakistan and this was their class assignment. TU Delft’s Department of Architecture and Built…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has ordered the filing of hate speech cases even without a complaint, warning that the relevant authorities will be guilty of contempt of court if the cases are delayed. The Supreme Court extended the scope of its 2022 order, directing Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand police to take…
“Every time I talk about it, I cry,” she told UN News, describing how propaganda spread messages of hate that sparked a deadly wave of unspeakable violence. She lost 60 family members and friends in the mass slaughter. Ahead of the UN General Assembly’s commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide…
The Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of expression said she was encouraged by the Government’s plans to reform media laws in line with international standards. However, she was also alarmed by “the toxic public discourse, from politicians or public officials and amplified by tabloids, scapegoating the media, human rights defenders, ethnic minorities, LGBTI…
The rise and impact of hate speech is being amplified, at an unprecedented scale, by new communications technologies, one of the most common ways of spreading divisive rhetoric on a global scale, threatening peace around the world. According to leading international human rights organization, Minority Rights Group, one analysis records a 400-fold increase in the…
Costa Rica is known for its strong democracy, pro-human rights stance, and deep respect of the rule of law, so it was a shock when the 2018 general elections ushered in an unprecedented polarization of Costa Rican society. Allegra Baiocchi, the UN resident coordinator in Costa Rica, witnessed the unprecedented polarization of society, and the…
