Hate speech
Bolsonaro tells Brazil not to deal with pandemic 'like fags'
"All anyone talks about these days is the pandemic. We need to stop that," said Bolsonaro during the speech, which was ostensibly on tourism.
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Matome Letsoalo gets 3-year suspended sentence for antisemitic comments
Matome Letsoalo pleaded guilty to a charge of crimen injuria for threatening and antisemitic tweets posted in June 2018.
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SAHRC: Qwelane matter about constitutionality of Section 10 of Equality Act
The Human Rights Commission has been joined by various organisations to challenge a Supreme Court ruling that upheld the columnist’s appeal of an Equality Court judgment.
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Kim Kardashian joins celebrities in social media 'freeze' against hate
Facebook has come under heavy pressure from activists, governments, and companies that advertise on its platforms for tougher action on promoting discrimination, hatred, or violence.
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Man behind 'Tracy Zille' account unmasked, charged with hate speech
SAHRC commissioner Chris Nissen said they had sufficient evidence of hate speech and that the matter would be referred to the Equality Court.
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Facebook's Zuckerberg to meet activists, won't act on boycott
The news comes amid increased pressure on the leading social network to clamp down on incendiary content which promotes racism and violence, which has gained momentum with more than 650 advertisers joining a boycott.
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VW, Adidas, Puma join Facebook ad boycott over hate speech
Some 200 brands have now paused advertising with the social media giant as part of the #StopHateForProfit campaign launched by social justice activists.
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YouTube shuts down far-right channels over hate speech
The video sharing platform pulled the plug on the channels as online social media platforms face increasing pressure to crack down on hateful rhetoric.
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Protest-torn Algeria plans to ban 'hate speech'
Algerian social networks have become a battleground for rival political camps after they gave rise to the popular 'Hirak' protest movement that in April ended the 20-year reign of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
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Gordhan, Malema case puts hate speech in focus
Equality law expert Justine Limpitlaw said while the EFF leader’s comments were offensive, they're not against the law.
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Gordhan failed to prove Malema utterances against him were hate speech - court
The court dismissed the case against EFF leader Julius Malema with costs.
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Another court victory for Malema as hate speech case dismissed
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan's application against EFF leader Julius Malema for hate speech was dismissed with costs on 31 October 2019.
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Gordhan hate speech case: Court rules in favour of Malema
The EFF leader accused Pravin Gordhan of going to state-owned enterprises to remove black people and of being a dog of white monopoly capital.
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Race is at the centre of Malema case, says Gordhan
In the case where judgment was reserved on Thursday, Pravin Gordhan took Julius Malema to court over comments he made last year while addressing his supporters outside the state capture inquiry.
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EFF: Sanef wanted to portray us as violators of media freedom
The organisation was responding to the ruling by the Equality Court, which dismissed the application by Sanef to interdict the EFF from intimidating, harassing and assaulting journalists.
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Gordhan trying to silence Malema using instruments of the law, court told
Lawyers representing Julius Malema argued that the hate speech case against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader must be dismissed as it's a poor interpretation of the law.
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Gordhan: Malema ‘hate speech’ comments tainted my political persona
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said the statements made by Malema demonstrated a clear intention to be hurtful, harmful and propagate hate speech.
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It’s Gordhan vs Malema in Equality Court on hate speech matter
Pravin Gordhan laid a complaint against Julius Malema after he called him a dog of white monopoly capital.
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SAHRC denies favouring black people when handling cases
Oppositions MPs accused them SAHRC of letting black offenders off the hook while vigorously investigating and punishing white people.
