After Bondi Beach Shooting, Australia Debates New Laws to Restrict Speech and Protests
The authorities are vowing to crack down after a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration. Experts say that what the country needs might not be new laws.
Hate Speech
Australia to Crack Down on Hate Speech After Bondi Beach Attack
New legislation will be drafted to target those who promote violence and to increase penalties for hate speech, the prime minister said Thursday.
South African Politician Julius Malema, Subject of Trump Attacks, Is Convicted of Gun Charge
The verdict against Julius Malema came a month after a separate court convicted him of hate speech. This year, President Trump played a video montage at the White House of Mr. Malema leading chants of “Kill the Boer,” a protest song.
After Graham Linehan’s Arrest, Police Chief Says UK Should Clarify Free-Speech Laws
The arrest of Graham Linehan on suspicion of inciting violence against transgender people is adding to a debate across the Atlantic over the policing of speech in Britain.
The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back.
To some in the U.K., the criticisms from the American right over arrests of people for hate speech seem hypocritical, given President Trump’s attacks on those who disagree with him.
Starmer and Glastonbury Condemn Bob Vylan’s Chant Against Israel’s Military
The band Bob Vylan led a chant of “Death, death to the I.D.F.” while performing at Glastonbury, Britain’s biggest music festival. The police said they had opened a criminal investigation.
Hate speech: Comparing the US and EU approaches
There is no universally agreed definition of hate speech. Article 20, paragraph 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICPPR) of 1966 – a key international human rights treaty – establishes that ‘any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred
Hate speech and hate crime: Time to act?
Hate speech and hate crime have proliferated over the past two decades.
Netanyahu urges Musk to combat antisemitism on social media during U.S. visit
Netanyahu’s high-profile visit to the San Francisco Bay Area comes at a time when Musk is facing accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Interview – Michael Kugelman
Michael Kugelman elucidates the current political state of South Asia, particularly developments in hate speech, populism, and regional political relations.