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This section lists articles by project experts and other contributors on the subject of anti-religious hate speech.

Facebook Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with Launch of Education Campaign
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Facebook Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with Launch of Education Campaign

“Transmitting the history of the Holocaust is key to combatting denial and conspiracy theories today” – emphasises Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General. Launched on Holocaust Remembrance Day this year, Facebook initiative to connect people to credible information about the Holocaust goes some way towards this goal.

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WHY DE-PLATFORMING DAVID ICKE NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW
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WHY DE-PLATFORMING DAVID ICKE NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW

Conspiracy theories often go hand-in-hand with hate speech against marginalised groups, as we have covered many times in the Get The Trolls Out! project. The most recent example of this is David Icke, who has become well-known in the mainstream in recent weeks by utilizing the COVID-19 pandemic to spread disinformation; however, antisemitism has been at the core of Icke’s work for a very long time.  

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RELIGIOUS HATRED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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RELIGIOUS HATRED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The current climate of fear and anxiety surrounding the coronavirus pandemic is acting as fertile ground for the dissemination of conspiracy theories and discriminatory discourses. Since the outbreak in Wuhan, Chinese people, and people of East Asian appearance more broadly, have been attacked and abused because they were seen as carriers of the virus. But as the infections spread across the world, specific religious and ethnic groups have also been targeted. These attacks range from shaming Muslims for allegedly failing to adhere to lockdown measures, to global conspiracies about Jewish people, drawing on historical prejudices and racist perceptions. 

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THE EYE AS WITNESS
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THE EYE AS WITNESS

We all have seen images of Nazi ghettos and concentration camps. But through whose eyes are we seeing this past?

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12 WORST TROLLS OF THE YEAR
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12 WORST TROLLS OF THE YEAR

2019 unfortunately took off where the last year left us, with many examples of individuals and entire media outlets spreading anti-religious and racist views. We’ve created a countdown of some of the worst perpetrators of the year.

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