Tag: hatred

Mould-breaking Miss Germany defies wave of online hatred

As a mother who is almost 40 and who was born in Iran, the new Miss Germany Apameh Schoenauer stood out at the beauty pageant. But those traits also exposed her to a wave of online abuse. “I knew I would get a bit of blowback, but not like this,” Schoenauer, 39, told AFP. Many […]

Racist graffiti shows need for ‘zero tolerance of hatred’

Scotland’s First Minister has said racist graffiti near his home showed the need for a “zero tolerance approach to hatred”. Humza Yousaf spoke out after racist abuse related to his Pakistani heritage was sprayed on walls and fences of properties in Hamilton Steet, in the Broughty Ferry area of Dundee. The houses targeted were near […]

Israeli football player charged with inciting hatred during match in Turkey

Turkish authorities have charged Israeli football player Sagiv Jehezkel with inciting hatred after he expressed solidarity with people held hostage by the Hamas during a top-flight league game. He was released from custody pending trial. The Antalyaspor player had been detained for questioning late on Sunday after he displayed a bandage on his wrist, marked […]

New study shows how propaganda instilled war and hatred of Ukraine in Russians

Novaya Gazeta (New Newspaper) Europe, a Russian socio-political newspaper known for its opposition liberal-democratic and human rights stance, has been investigating the Russian propaganda mechanisms that convinced Russians of the need to go to war against Ukraine, or at least its inevitability. Source: research by Novaya Gazeta Europe and Süddeutsche Zeitung, a major German daily […]