
The ‘Troll of the Month’ feature names and shames public figures responsible for anti-religious hate speech.
ALISON CHABLOZ - OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH
A British blogger has had her conviction upheld for broadcasting antisemitic songs. Alison Chabloz is an active Holocaust denier, updating her blog regularly with antisemitic content.
POLITICALITE – OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH
A populist far-right news website has corrected inaccurate and misleading statistics after the Media Diversity Institute sent a complaint to the publication. Even with this correction, however, the article remains deeply hateful against Muslims.
DÉMOCRATIE PARTICIPATIVE - OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH
A vile hate-filled website is in the process of being taken down, after GTTO partner Licra and other NGOs in France have prompted a legal action against it.
SCHILD EN VRIENDEN – OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH
Belgian right-wing youth movement ‘Schild en Vrienden’ is being investigated for antisemitic, anti-Muslim, xenophobic, racist and sexist content posted on secret Facebook groups.
BORIS JOHNSON - TROLL OF THE MONTH AUGUST
With his dehumanising remarks against women who wear the full-face veil, Boris Johnson has normalised anti-Muslim hate in Britain.
THÜRINGER ALLGEMEINE - OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH
A local paper in Germany apologised after accusing a Yiddish festival to "benefit from the humanitarian debt from World War II”
MORNING STAR - OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH
An antisemitic article that blamed Israel’s crimes for the rise of anti-Jewish incidents in the UK has been removed from the Morning Star, after the newspaper received complaints from several Jewish organisations.
LA LIBRE – OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH MAY
An anti-Muslim biased photo on the Belgian news outlet La Libre has been replaced after the European Forum of Muslim Women (EFOMW) sent a complaint to the newspaper.
YOUCEF BENZATAT, MEDIAPART - OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH APRIL
The Troll of the Month is an episode we choose every month to expose racist and anti-religious haters and to show the positive outcomes in the fight against intolerance in Europe.
HET LAATSTE NIEUWS - OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH MARCH
Belgian Het Laatse Niews website (HLN) has corrected a deceitful article, after the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) sent them a complaint letter.
MARINE LE PEN - CHALLENGED TROLL OF THE MONTH FEBRUARY
Marine Le Pen is facing charges of circulating "violent messages that incite terrorism or pornography or seriously harm human dignity”, after posting three photos of violence.The crime is punishable by up to three years in prison and a fine of €75,000 (£66,000).
BILD - OUSTED TROLL OF THE MONTH JANUARY
German paper Bild was pushed to change a deceptive and xenophobic headline, after social media outburst accused them of fearmongering. People on Twitter, including a politician from the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDL), successfully called out Bild for fuelling racism through sensationalistic and misleading headline.