Tag: Hate speech
Turkey’s president says no support for Sweden’s NATO bid
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s president cast serious doubt on NATO expansion on Monday after warning Sweden not to expect support for its bid to join the military alliance following weekend protests in Stockholm by anti-Islam activist and pro-Kurdish groups. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized Rasmus Paludan’s protest against the Koran on Saturday, saying it was an […]
The Council of Muslim Elders condemns the burning of the Holy Koran by extremists in Sweden
ABU DHABI, 23rd January 2023 (WAM) — The Council of Muslim Elders, chaired by the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr Ahmed Al-Tayeb, has expressed its utmost condemnation of the burning of the Holy Quran by an extremist in Sweden. The Council strongly condemned such heinous acts that provoke and offend nearly two billion Muslims around […]
The United Arab Emirates condemns the burning of a copy of the Holy Koran in Sweden
ABU DHABI, 21st January 2023 (WAM) — The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Sweden, by an extremist. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) reaffirmed the UAE’s rejection of […]
Danish news overview: Police fight online crime with the help of young players
Police have started playing the likes of Fortnight and Counter-Strike to connect with young players: a good source of tip-offs about online criminal activity. In the spring, the authorities formed an ‘online patrol’ to regularly play and establish connections. Combating abuse, fraud and hate speech“We cannot be everywhere, and therefore we are completely dependent on […]
Danish news overview: Police fight online crime with the help of young players
Police have started playing the likes of Fortnight and Counter-Strike to connect with young players: a good source of tip-offs about online criminal activity. In the spring, the authorities formed an ‘online patrol’ to regularly play and establish connections. Combating abuse, fraud and hate speech“We cannot be everywhere, and therefore we are completely dependent on […]
The EU expresses concern about Twitter’s content control practices
In a later tweet, the commissioner urged IT companies to “review their content moderation practices and address the deficiencies soon.” “It is disappointing that most IT companies participating in the EU Code of Conduct have slowed their response to #Online Hate Speech reports,” he said. On Thursday, the European Commission published the results of the […]
Science Round-Up: Study finds bias against female politicians in Denmark
The latest election represented a historic moment for women’s representation in Danish politics, where the proportion of 44 percent of elected women in the Folketing exceeded 40 percent for the first time. However, this is most likely the result of women’s sheer willpower in a society that continues to stack the deck against them, a […]
Carlsberg will no longer advertise on Twitter after Elon Musk’s buyout
The Danish brewer Carlsberg has announced that it will no longer advertise on the social media platform Twitter. Denmark’s sixth largest listed company confirmed the news to the Financial Times, but did not say whether it would be gone forever or just for some time. “We have asked our marketing team to stop promotional activities […]
Lena Hallengren (S): The Tidö agreement pits groups against each other
It is not stricter migration policy or harsher punishments per se that Lena Hallengren primarily opposes. But she believes that the Tidö Agreement, the agreement the government reached with the Sweden Democrats, contributes to dividing Sweden. “I mean that the division is in the tone you have, the hate speech that still creeps in when […]
A man was fined for insulting asylum seekers on social media
The court ruled that the 46-year-old’s Facebook comments were hate speech because they violated the dignity of asylum seekers.
Most of the organizers of the Pride event in Finland report harassment and violence
Almost all the organizers of Finnish Pride who responded to STT’s survey said that they had experienced some kind of harassment. The survey asked about possible forms of harassment and violence in Finland that took part in organizing an event promoting sexual and gender rights. 22 out of 25 respondents reported such experiences. The most […]
The right to petition to take into account the comments of the Christian Democrat MP on homosexuality
The Helsinki Court of Appeal hears the appellants’ decision to dismiss all charges of incitement related to the comments of the current Member of Parliament and the former Minister of the Interior. Päivi Räsänen (CD). The Helsinki District Court acquitted Räsänen of all three charges in March, but said that although his comments were offensive, […]
A pro-Russia convoy will pass through the Helsinki region this weekend
A convoy of about 20 vehicles will take part in a pro-Russian demonstration planned for the metropolitan area this weekend. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 8, the day before Victory Day, commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and Victory Day in Europe on May 9th. According to police, the […]
The Ministry of Health is publishing its plans to combat the sexual exploitation of children
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has published a 33-step action plan to prevent the sexual exploitation of children. The strategy, which includes cooperation between parents, teachers, law enforcement authorities and other organizations, is part of Finland’s obligation to comply with the EU Convention, which aims to combat all forms of sexual exploitation of […]
Finnish Jews face discrimination, says an EU anti-Semitism expert
EU anti-Semitism watchdog Katharina von Schnurbeintold Yle that the Finnish authorities need to do more to combat hate speech, including anti-Semitic narratives. "Our research shows that one in two Europeans see anti-Semitism as a problem in their home country. This figure is 17 per cent of Finns." He said, adding that the relatively small Jewish […]
Russia may try to find weak links with MPs during the NATO debate, the expert warns
Deputies may be intimidated or pressured by Russia when the debate on Finland’s possible NATO membership begins in Parliament next week. Jukka SavolainenThe head of Hybrid CoE’s Vulnerability and Resilience Unit told Yle that Russia is expected – but not certain – to seek to influence the debate. Hybrid CoE, or European Center of Excellence […]
APN Podcast: The Return of Covid and Biblical Hate Speech
Finns seem to have accepted the pandemic as an everyday part of life, but how will the healthcare system cope with new coronavirus infections rising to all-time highs? Yle’s journalist Hannu Tikkala told the All Points North podcast that the planned nurses’ strike could affect decisions on new rules to alleviate the virus, as more […]
The Helsinki District Court rejected the incitement of the Christian Democrat MP
The Helsinki District Court dismissed all charges against the Christian Democrats on Wednesday. Päivi RäsänenIn the first case of its kind in Finnish legal history. The district court found Räsänen innocent in all three charges of incitement against a minority group in connection with his written and oral statements about homosexuality. The veteran politician has […]
Wednesday’s newspapers: Covid Remnant, Aviation Return, and Yle’s Nazi Series Controversy
Finnish Minister of Family and Social Affairs Who is Linden (SDP) spoke Helsingin Sanomat about the deteriorating Covid situation in Finland. The government’s coronavir virus working group met for the first time in four weeks on Tuesday. "Although no one suggested new restrictions, the general feeling of the meeting was worrying," said Linden. Currently, about […]
The Russian embassy is asking citizens to report discrimination and hate speech
The Russian Embassy in Helsinki has urged Russian citizens living in Finland to report to the consulate all cases in which they suspect that they have been the victim of discrimination, hate speech or violation of civil rights. The call was made through the embassy’s social media channels. Jussi LassilaA senior researcher at the Foreign […]
Interest in Yle’s Russian-language news has grown; HS offers articles in Russian
Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s largest newspaper, has begun publishing articles in Russian about Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. The daily is associated with the efforts of Dagens Nyheter of Sweden and Politiken of Denmark. The editors-in-chief of the three magazines wrote in a joint statement on Thursday "The Russian administration has focused on preventing its citizens from […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: NATO framework, anti-Russia, supermarket controversy
Tuesday marks the 13th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine, when the attack and its aftermath once again dominate the headlines in Finnish newspapers. The largest circulation Helsingin Sanomat write that the government is preparing to submit a report to Parliament that could play a key role in how political decision-makers discuss Finland’s changed – […]
The court fined a basic Finnish politician for ethnic incitement
The District Court of Southwest Finland has ruled that a Basic Finn politician Jyrki Åland guilty of two charges of incitement against an ethnic group. The court ordered Åland – the former chairman of the Turku branch of the Basic Finns – to pay 60 earnings-related daily fines, totaling 1,200 euros. The charges against Åland […]
French right-wing presidential candidate: Denmark a role model
Fourth in the polls Zemmour praised Denmark for sending illegal immigrants back, restricting social benefits and restricting access to social housing for people with an immigrant background. The 63-year-old politician announced his decision to run in the November presidential election and is currently in fourth place in the polls with about 12 percent of the […]
Facebook fails in Finland
The Facebook leak has revealed that the moderation in Finnish is in the hands of a handful of moderators, 11 people working in Berlin. The social media giant has praised the effectiveness of its automated moderation tools, but documents obtained by Yle show that this approach is of little use for small languages like Finnish. […]
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What makes so many Finnish young people feel unwell? This is how Helsingin-Sanomat (HS) asks on its front page on Friday. Even one in four young Finns suffers from a mental health disorder, according to recent data from the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Figures show that symptoms of depression and anxiety have […]
The Helsinki Jewish Congregation spends 450,000 euros a year on security
In November, flowers were placed outside the Helsinki Synagogue, which were attached to the slogan “Arbeit macht frei” at the gates of the Nazi concentration camps. . The delivery took place on the anniversary of the Kristallnacht, the night of the broken glass, when Nazi Germany launched a pogrom against Jews, businesses and real estate […]
Yle’s investigation: Why do women in public arouse rage?
It was a beautiful September morning and a reporter Maria Veitola poured himself another cup of coffee. He opened his laptop and logged in to Twitter as usual to read the comments he had been tagged in. So much for that nice morning. "I don’t have to put up with this," he thought. The Twitter […]
Trans athletes face hate speech on and off the field
Messages received by a 17-year-old high jumper Jade Nyström, are scary, if not downright malicious. "You will never become a real woman. You don’t have a uterus, you don’t have ovaries. You are a homosexual man, and the artificial hormones you use act as an extreme mockery of the perfection of nature. “ When Nyström […]
Friday’s newspapers: Finland’s new anti-racism effort, a tax surprise for the rest of the year and a very special Moomin Mug
In the future, all Finnish police departments will receive training in non-discriminatory policing and municipal councilors’ hate speech courses, reports. Helsingin sanomat newspaper. On Thursday, the government approved a 52-point program called "Equal Finland" the aim is to combat racism and hate speech in Finland over the next two years. Measures also include increasing state […]
HS: Finland is taking a new initiative to combat institutional racism and hate speech
The measures outlined in the program include methods for tackling social and structural inequalities in the country, promoting diversity in working life and the commitment of those in power to inclusion and equality. It also seeks to raise awareness of various forms of racism, to step up research and data collection on them, and to […]
The church sees the differences after the statement of the bishop of Helsinki
“We must not leave the responsibility for the understanding and compassion of the individuals we love, but we must shoulder our responsibility in the community by demonstrating true charity through clearly stricter restrictions on unvaccinated people.” he wrote. “Based on incontrovertible medical evidence, vaccination is the best and most effective way to protect your loved […]
Save the Children: Extremist groups recruit young people through social media and play
Extremist movements are actively seeking to recruit young people to Finland online, says a report published by Save the Children, the Finnish branch of Save the Children, on Wednesday. Research, part of the organization’s state-funded RadicalWeb project, shows that extremists use many means to attract young people. These include social media, online messaging, video game […]
The Finnish police force is being cut
The partners of the government coalition are due to start formal negotiations on the budget, known colloquially as "budget bar"- There has been a lot of discussion this week about police funding. The Ministry of Finance’s draft budget proposes EUR 794 million for the Finnish police in 2022, which is less than the EUR 806 […]
People’s Party’s joke “totally distasteful”
The joke that Eyjólfur Ármannsson, leader of the People’s Party in the Northwest District, said during the Oddvitaáskorun Vísis program, was perceived by Internet users as an example of hate speech against Poles. The president of the Polish Society of Icelandic Society says the joke is completely tasteless. The leader of the People’s Party did […]
Conditional sentence for a man who incited ethnic hatred on Facebook
The Länsi-Uusimaa District Court sentenced a Espoo resident to 30 days in prison for inciting ethnic hatred on social media. His posts threatened the lives of certain ethnic groups. The court’s ruling was exceptional in that it imposed a harsher sentence – a suspended prison sentence – than the fines demanded by the prosecutor. The […]
Purra, the new leader of the Finnish Party, is seeking a stricter line on immigration
Newly elected chairman of the Finnish Party Riikka Purra presented his agenda in a speech to the party congress on Sunday afternoon. The day before, he was chosen to succeed Jussi Halla-aho, who announced his resignation in June for four years at the helm. Purra, whose candidacy was supported by Halla-aho, said he would not […]
Anti-vaccination disinformation targets youths on Finnish social media
As Finland started rolling out coronavirus vaccinations to all 12- to 15-year-olds from Monday this week, a parallel campaign of anti-vaccination disinformation began targeting the age group through social media channels, including the popular photo sharing site Instagram. Many of the posts reference the Let’s save the children (roughly translated as ‘Let’s Save the Children’ […]
The new online tool encourages the reporting of hate crimes and cases in Finland
The NGO Anti-Racist Forum has launched a tool to monitor incidents of anger, Together against hatred. The platform allows users to report both physical and online hate incidents. "Reporting hate crimes to the police is a known problem, and that is why we need a simpler tool for victims," said Akunna Onwen, working in the […]
Another Helsinki police kicked out a far-right hate speech
The Helsinki Police Department has divorced another police officer guilty of becoming police-free after sending discriminatory messages about race, religious and political groups. Hateful messages took place in private conversations with staff in two other departments, one of whom was removed last week. The conversation between the police predicted a "civil war" where "Somalis are […]
Election candidates face vandalism, ridicule and sexual harassment, according to Yle’s survey
About 700 municipal election candidates told Yle that they have faced harassment and threats during their campaigns. Several candidates told Yle that their campaign posters had been ruined, while some said their cars had been blown up. A few said they were at risk of physical violence. Several female candidates reported experiencing sexual harassment both […]
APN podcast: Finland goes to the polls and hopes for goals
Finland will go to the polls on Sunday, June 13, to vote in the local elections after a campaign that has shown the country’s growing political polarization. According to a specialist in contemporary culture at the University of Jyväskylä, the atmosphere full of this election campaign, especially in relation to online hate speech, is at […]
Helsinki police kicked out a far-right hate speech
The Helsinki Police Department has resigned as a senior constable because he has sent discriminatory messages to racial, religious and political groups. Hateful messages arose from discussions with staff in the other two departments. The current former constable is no longer suspected of planning a crime, but the Helsinki police considered the man incapable of […]
U.S. professors claim that Finland’s public prosecutor is abusing human rights by accusing Räsänen
The charges are linked to a church drawn up by an experienced legislator and published by the Luther Foundation Finland, the legal entity behind the diocesan Evangelical Lutheran delegation. The April Prosecutor’s Office found the booklet to contain statements that despise and discriminate against homosexuals, insult their dignity and intolerance, and hate insofar as they […]
The church in Akureyri sues an insane perpetrator for damages
Representatives of the church in Akureyri (Akureyrarkirkja) have filed a lawsuit against a man who devastated the church in 2017 and are demanding almost 21 million crowns in damages. The prosecutor then discontinued the case, deeming the vandal insane. The facade had to be replaced On January 4, 2017, Akureyri residents were shocked to learn […]
Is Finnish democracy an endangered species?
While this is not entirely true – there has been controversy over the government’s COVID policy, for example – silence is a blessed relief to this survivor, shocked by the shells of American political wars. It is good to return to the land of social rest. On Google, “political controversy in Finland” came up with […]
Mette F. on featured video: We all have a responsibility to say no
A video of a man’s overfishing of a family at Kastrup Harbor on Saturday has made politicians and users on social media react. – Why do you not piss off to your own country ?, the man says in the video, among other things to the couple, who according to DR has a Tunisian background. […]
Online hate speech prevents candidates from running in municipal elections
The phenomenon was also observed in members of the Left Alliance and the Greens. Secretary of the Greens Brother Liikanen said more candidates have dropped out because of hate speech or a hostile online environment than ever before. Left-wing political representatives often receive abusive messages from right-wing radical supporters on social media platforms such as […]
Is Finland a really safe place for women?
Finland is still seen as an example of a country that embodies the principles of gender equality, as its female-led government and perhaps above all a young, dynamic prime minister in its leadership, Sanna Marin. Under the seemingly shiny appearance of this female domination; however, lies a stable, albeit awkward, truth. Finland has one of […]
Former Minister of the Interior Räsänen accused of hate speech
The public prosecutor has accused Parliament Päivi Räsänen (CD). He is accused of three incitements against a minority group. Räsänen served as Minister of the Interior in 2011-15 and Chairman of the Christian Democratic Party in 2004-2015. The charges against Thursday are based on three series. One concerns Räsänen’s writings on the websites of the […]
Hatred: 300,000 examples of hate speech can be found on Finnish websites
A study commissioned by the Ministry of Justice found almost 300,000 examples of hate speech that had been published on Finnish-language websites in two months. Most of the hate speech was posted on smaller forums and message boards. "Hate speech isn’t just a challenge for social media giants. In this report, the forums stand out […]
The controversial Oulu politician is launching a new defamation case against the journalist
Oulu City Councilor convicted of ethnic agitation Junes Lokka has raised an insulting case against a new supplier. This time, Lokka blamed the journalist of Iltalehti Tommi Parkkonen for defamation regarding a tweet sent by a reporter in April 2019. In a separate but similar case, the supplier Johanna Vehkoo received permission earlier this month […]
Marin’s SDP calls for more support for caregivers, combating bullying and harassment
prime minister Sanna MarinThe Social Democratic Party (SDP) has announced its agenda ahead of the local elections in June. Among other things, the party forum emphasizes support for those who care for sick or disabled family members at home. In a speech on Sunday, party chairman Marin said the criteria for support for home caregivers […]
The third ethnic agitation against a Member of Parliament of the Finnish Party
Representative of the Finns Sebastian Tynkkynen has been charged for the third time with ethnic agitation after being charged in the Oulu District Court at the end of March. Tynkkysen has two previous convictions for similar crimes. He was convicted of hate speech in 2017 and fined $ 4,000 in October 2019 for anti-Islamic texts […]
The value of freedom of expression
In a democratic society, we must be able to disagree and cope with speech that offends our feelings. Many issues are so controversial and contradictory that we need to be able to discuss and debate. Otherwise, the development is towards a totalitarian system with only one correct view. During my time as a representative, young, […]
Online misogyny, nasal vaccines and manure trucks: Finland in the world press
Ministers are often overwhelmed by explicit messages that attack their values and question their leadership skills. The Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin herself has targeted Twitter posts that contain sexist tropes about women and household chores. At the same time, the recently established Finnish company has received significant attention in its efforts to develop […]
The prosecutor drops the case for racial abuse of a Somali newsreader
Prosecutors have closed the case and do not bring charges of online race abuse against human rights activist and Yle’s Somali-language newsreader. Ujuni Ahmed. According to the head of the investigation and the prosecutor, the case was too small to be investigated further. Ahmed had commented on the singer’s publicly visible Instagram post Janna Hurmerinta, […]
EC: Bulgaria violates EU regulations on racism and xenophobia
The European Commission will send a formal notification to Bulgaria that it has not transposed European rules to combat racism and xenophobia. Four other Member States – Belgium, Finland, Poland and Sweden – will receive such letters. The aim is to ensure that serious acts of racism and xenophobia are punished by effective, proportionate and […]
Two festivals provide queer art to the Azerbaijani audience
Against a frightening set of obstacles – a homophobic climate, COVID restrictions and shrinking space for independent voices in Azerbaijan – Baku is currently hosting two strange festivals. The second edition of the queer and feminist film festival In-Visible began on January 19 and is scheduled for mid-March, while the two-week Queer Art Festival, a […]
From Iceland – MP proposes ban on denial of the Holocaust
The Social Democrat MP presented account at the parliament last Tuesday where an amendment to the Icelandic Penal Code is proposed: to make the denial of the Holocaust a punishable offense. The bill enjoys the support of all members of the Social Democrats, as well as Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir, Member of Parliament for the Reform […]
They want the city to check the Fjölskylduhjálp
The Association of Foreign Women (WOMEN) calls on the city of Reykjavík to conduct a transparent investigation into the activities of the charity Fjölskylduhjálp. Fjölskylduhjálp Íslands / photo by Rósa Braga If it is found that people are discriminated against by an organization on the basis of their origin, women urge the city to stop […]
Former Finnish party youth members fined for ethnic unrest over racist tweet
Read more: Three face feeds from the tweet of the Finnish party’s racist campaign for young people (June 23, 2020) Finnish party youth say controversial tweet does not represent its values (June 12, 2019) Finnish party youth may lose EUR 115,000 in support of racist campaign (tweet) (23 May 2019) The verdict relates to a […]
General research: Most MEPs say that Trump’s term is not good for Finland
According to Yle’s survey, most Finnish MPs said that the first term of US President Donald Trump has not been good for Finland. Of Finland’s 200 members of parliament, 140 participated in the survey, and 89 said they did not think Trump’s term was good for the country. "I don’t think such a jerk can […]
Halla-aho, the leader of the Finnish party, says that he condemns racial prejudices
Politicians from the Finnish party in the National Party have often been in the headlines and have had to criticize anti-immigrant and racist comments, such as posting pictures of pigs named after dark-colored Finnish politicians. Leader of the country’s largest opposition party, Jussi Halla-aho, told Yle on Friday that the party has responded to such […]
From Iceland – Flags On Uniform Raise Questions; The police in the capital area respond
Photo used with an unrelated crime story on MBL has raised a number of questions among Icelanders, including whether the flags used violate Icelandic flag law and whether the police are allowed to carry a known hate sign as one flag appears to be. As can be seen, the unknown commander has three flags. One […]
IDEA receives criticism for mobile app: Encourages discrimination and violence
In the run-up to the parliamentary elections in Myanmar, formerly Burma, sharp criticism is directed at the Sweden-based organization IDEA. The international organization with the task of promoting free and fair elections has contributed to a mobile app that incites discrimination and ethnic violence, critics claim. – This app increases the problems for the minorities, […]
National Round-up: People with blood type O who are less likely to get COVID-19
A new study reveals that people with the three less common blood types – A, B and AB – are likely to get COVID-19, TV2 reports Those with blood type O have a 13 percent lower risk of getting the virus than others. About 42 percent of Denmark’s population has blood type O. The research […]
Organization: More digital education must combat hate speech
Hate speech against minorities takes place in particular on social media. Therefore, it requires better digital education of all Danes if the hate speech is to be fought. That is the opinion of Louise Holck, director of the Department of Human Rights. – In general, we have a society where the tone is very harsh. […]
Rector Hamid wrote hate speech posts about Jews
Hamid Zafar, head of children and education in Mullsjö and debater on integration issues, has under pseudonym written derogatory posts on social media and in various forums about, among others, Jews and homosexuals, writes Today’s news. These are posts written between 2011 and 2015. “I had a skewed view of things,” says Hamid Zafar to […]
Facebook is accused of not dealing with hateful posts
In India, a member of parliament from the ruling Hindu nationalist BJP party has been suspended from Facebook. It is the latest development in the conflict over Facebook India, where the company has been accused of looking between the fingers when hateful posts are posted from political accounts. It is with reference to the company’s […]
