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OSCE Official Critiques German "Hate Speech" Law
October 16, 2017
While he praised the objective of the law in protecting vulnerable groups as "important and legitimate," the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir has warned that Germany's new law fining social media companies for their failure to remove "illegal hate speech" is "overly broad" and could produce a chilling effect on the freedom of speech in the country.
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OSCE Hosts Seminar on "Hate Speech" in Kazakhstan
October 16, 2017
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently hosted a seminar in Kazakhstan for representatives from the media, government, and nongovernmental organizations seeking "to equip journalists with the tools to counter hate speech in the media and on the internet," including by combating "destructive human behaviour" online.
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Police Link Gulf Money to Jihadi Attacks in Spain
October 11, 2017
The mosque at the center of the August jihadi attacks in Spain received funding for many years from Arab Gulf Islamist monarchies to support a range of mosque activities for spreading political Islamism through preaching, recruitment, radicalization, and violence.
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German "Hate Speech" Legislation Sparks Criticism
October 11, 2017
Politico reports that, as German legislation punishing social media companies with substantial fines for their failure to quickly remove "illegal hate speech" from their platforms takes effect, tech firms and free-speech groups are critiquing the transfer of responsibility in enforcing the country's broad hate-speech laws from public officials to private companies.
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EC Plans Large-Scale African Refugee Resettlement
October 11, 2017
The Telegraph reports that the European Commission (EC) has set aside €500 million euros to resettle 50,000 asylum seekers from North Africa in EU countries, following the failure of the EU's previous quota program that attempted to force EU member states to resettle a minimum number of refugees in their territory.
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