“Budapest, 5 March 2013: Five companies have said they will no longer place advertising in a Hungarian newspaper that published extreme anti-Roma statements. The withdrawal follows a campaign by 24 NGOs, who contacted 15 companies that advertise with Magyar Hírlap, a right-wing Hungarian daily newspaper. The NGOs asked the companies to consider suspending their advertising … Continue reading
“Tens of thousands of black-clad neo-Nazis have rallied in Athens in support of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party, in the movement’s biggest show of support since it emerged from obscurity to win 7 percent of the vote in last June’s general election.” Read more, and watch the video: 30,000 Golden Dawn Supporters March in Athens … Continue reading
“The Prostějovský Večerník, a real local tabloid, has published a news item that manipulates its facts so as to instigate anti-Romani sentiment as much as possible. According to the report, Romani assailants allegedly attacked Robert Jedlička, a hockey player for the Prostějov team (the Jestřáby) near the Varna discotheque in the town of Olomouc. Jedlička … Continue reading
“GENEVA — Switzerland’s press watchdog has upheld a complaint against a magazine that used a picture of a Roma boy waving a gun to illustrate a story about alleged threats from Gypsy gangs. The Swiss Press Council said Tuesday that Zurich weekly Weltwoche was guilty of “distortion” and “discrimination” for publishing the image on its … Continue reading
Editor’s note: On October 21, Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail ran an editorial that supports the investigation of Roma refugee claimants from Hungary on the grounds that many refugee claims are withdrawn or abandoned. It was written in response to a recently publicized Canadian Border Services Agency memo outlining the racial profiling of Roma … Continue reading
“A complaint about broadcaster Ezra Levant’s rant that likened Gypsies to “swindlers” has prompted a Toronto police investigation. Toronto’s Roma Community Centre, which has called the rant “overtly racist, prejudicial, and demeaning,” lodged the complaint with police on Oct. 11. Const. Wendy Drummond confirmed Toronto police had received the complaint and were investigating the comments … Continue reading
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)– Budapest-based online news agency BosNewsLife expressed concern Thursday, October 18, about newly formulated “threats” by Hungary’s government to block websites accused of ‘crimes against the state’ and ‘illegal content.’ In a statement to BosNewsLife, the International Communications Office (ICO) of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that a New Penal Code would allow “to … Continue reading
“The French Union of Jewish Students (UEJF) filed the complaint for ”provoking racial hatred” and “racial defamation” with a court in the western town of Saint-Nazaire, near where the speech was made. In the speech Le Pen, founder of the National Front party, described Roma as “birds who fly away naturally”, using the French verb “voler” which means both … Continue reading
“Hate breeds hate, which, in turn, breeds even more hate. Some twisted fanatics put out an outrageous pseudo-documentary denigrating Islam in a vile way and other fanatics consider it sufficient cause to engage in acts of deadly violence. When you start preaching hate what happened in Benghazi, Libya is the sort of result you can … Continue reading
Editor’s note: The website Canadian Immigration Report was exposed in Parliament yesterday as racist and bigoted – and its webmasters are, surprise, surprise, big fans of Jason Kenney. “OTTAWA — The Conservatives were on the defensive Thursday after they abruptly barred a Montreal couple from testifying to a Commons committee the day before, when they … Continue reading
