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Mar 26 2024
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Utah experienced 'racial hate crimes' during hotel stay for NCAAs
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Utah coach Lynne Roberts said her team experienced a series of "racial hate crimes" after arriving at its first NCAA tournament hotel and was forced to change hotels during the event for safety concerns. Roberts revealed what happened after Utah lost to Gonzaga in the second round of the tournament on Monday night. Roberts didn't go into detail but said there were several
ABC News (Online)Mar 22 2024
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Pork Left On Steps Of Bridgeport Mosque In Apparent Hate Incident
BRIDGEPORT, CT — A bag of pork was left at the entrance of Bridgeport's Masjid An Noor in an apparent hate incident during this holy month of Ramadan, according to the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "Muslims are prohibited from eating pork products, and this act was apparently intended to offend and intimidate the Muslim community," CAIR-CT wrote in a news
Patch.comMar 17 2024
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Newton Police investigating vandalized flyers as hate crime
Police in Newton, Massachusetts are investigating an alleged hate crime after flyers lining the fence of a home were vandalized. Nearly 100 feet of flyers posted outside of Homer Street home displaying the names and pictures of Israeli citizen taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 were defaced with spray paint, police confirmed. Newton police said the incident is being investigated as a hate
NBC 10 BostonJul 31 2020
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“Hate Speech” Laws Undermine Free Speech and Equality
Having no specific legal definition, “hate speech” is a vague term. It is generally understood to mean speech that expresses hateful or bigoted views about certain groups that historically have been subject to discrimination. Concerned by the impact of hate speech on vulnerable populations, social justice advocates see sense in restricting this type of speech.
However, these types of
Cato InstituteMar 20 2024
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New Hampshire teen ordered to pay fine for 'hateful' vandalism
PORTSMOUTH (WGME) – A teenager who vandalized pride flags and churches in Portsmouth has been ordered to pay thousands of dollars for violating New Hampshire's Civil Rights Act. • Also read: New Hampshire teen accused of 'hateful' vandalism, violating civil rights On two occasions, in April 2022 and February 2023, Loren Faulkner, who Seacoast Online reports is 18 now, spray-painted swastikas
WGME 13Nov 25 2023
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Irish Prime Minister Blasted for Pushing 'Hate Speech' Law Following Dublin Riot
Campaigner accused Mr. Varadkar of "citing the actions of a few to erode the rights of all" after the taoiseach vowed to pass controversial bill. Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has come under fire from free speech advocates after he pushed for new laws following a riot in Dublin that was triggered by a stabbing attack from an alleged immigrant. The prime minister vowed to expedite laws to
The Epoch TimesMar 26 2024
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Utah women were targeted by ‘racial hate crimes’ during NCAA tournament
Moments after her team lost its second-round game Monday in the NCAA tournament, Utah women’s coach Lynne Roberts revealed that her players had experienced “racial hate crimes” last week on its first night at the tournament. Utah players as well as band members and cheerleaders were assigned by the NCAA to accommodations in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, roughly 30 miles from the site of first- and
Washington PostAug 01 2023
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Hate speech researchers sued by X accuse Musk of being an “authoritarian”
As Twitter continues rebranding as X, it looks like Elon Musk is hoping to quash any claims that the platform under its new name is allowing rampant hate speech to fester. Yesterday, X Corp sued a nonprofit, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), for allegedly "actively working to assert false and misleading claims" regarding spiking levels of hate speech on X and successfully "
Ars TechnicaNov 20 2023
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Madison Police condemn hate speech following neo-Nazi group march downtown
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Madison Police Department is denouncing hate speech after a neo-Nazi group marched around downtown over the weekend. About 20 people carrying Nazi flags walked from noon to about 2 p.m., going up State Street to the Capitol and then to James Madison Park, according to an MPD report. MPD Public Information Officer Stephanie Fryer said additional staff were already
NBC 15 WMTVJul 31 2023
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X threatens to sue non-profit that tracks hate speech on platform
X, the company formerly known as Twitter, threatened to sue a nonprofit organization that was tracking the spread of hate speech on the platform, the organization said Monday.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), an organization that tracks online hate speech and misinformation, sent a letter Monday to Alex Spiro, an attorney that represents X owner Elon Musk, cautioning the
The Hill