We found 83 results for “Social Media and Extremism”.
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Washington Week on Human Rights: July 21, 2014
July 21, 2014
Top News CHILDREN AT THE BORDER On Friday, President Obama will meet with the presidents of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras to discuss the surge…
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Russian “Anti-Terrorism” Bill Threatens the LGBT Community
March 11, 2014
By Dawes Cooke Russian lawmakers recently passed a first reading of an alarming three-part bill meant to aid the fight against terrorism. But it could also be an…
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Russian Authorities Transfer Pussy Riot Rocker to Siberian Prison Camp
November 13, 2013
Human Rights First today is calling upon the Russian government to allow Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova to contact her family and lawyers following the announcement…
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Russia Clamps Down on Dissent
August 13, 2012
By Innokenty Grekov A verdict in the sham trial of members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot is expected this week. Not shaken by…
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“I wonder who the experts are”: Who Helps to Keep Pussy Riot in Jail?
June 29, 2012
By Innokenty Grekov Three members of the female punk band Pussy Riot remain in pretrial detention for staging a nonviolent protest against Vladimir Putin and…
Violent Attacks Against Russian Activists Focus of Al Jazeera’s The Stream
February 7, 2012
By Fighting Discrimination Program Yesterday, Al Jazeera’s innovative and social-media friendly television daily The Stream delved into the subject of Russian protests. The show’s principal guest…
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European Emissaries Seek to Confront Intolerance and Promote Freedom
June 9, 2011
The Council of Europe’s group of Eminent Persons—assembled to address the challenges arising from the resurgence of intolerance and discrimination in Europe—has produced a new…
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Human Rights Leader Encourages President Obama to Redefine Middle East Strategy in Speech
May 17, 2011
Washington, D.C. — In anticipation of Thursday’s speech on U.S. policy in the Middle East, Elisa Massimino, President and CEO of Human Rights First, addressed…
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“Facebook Girl” Shares Story with D.C. Students
April 6, 2011
Yesterday, Esraa Abdel Fattah, also known as “Facebook Girl,” met with McKinley High School students in Washington D.C. and shared her experience as a revolutionary…
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Obama Urged to Condemn Religious Violence in State of the Union Address
January 7, 2011
Washington, DC – Today in a letter to President Barack Obama, Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino urged him to address recent violence sparked by religious…
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Roma Citizens Remain At Risk In Hungary, Reforms Needed
February 23, 2010
By Joelle Fiss Pennoyer Fellow – Fighting Hate Crimes Crossposted from Huffington Post A year ago today, on February 23, 2009, Robert Csorba, a 27-year-old man…