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US university condemned for removing pro-Palestine commencement speech from YouTube

On 12 May, the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law live-streamed its commencement ceremony where Fatima Mohammed was speaking. The student was draped in the famous Palestinian keffiyeh. But just hours after the graduation ceremony, the video of the speech had disappeared from the school's YouTube page. Students and activists say it’s because the speaker brought attention to Palestine. Mohammed had been voted by her classmates to give […]

today24 May 2023

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Hate crimes bill to place criminal sanctions on hate speech

LOCAL Deputy-minister of Justice and Constitutional Development John Jeffery says the idea behind the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill is to detail the specific crime of hate speech and punishments for the offence. The Bill is before parliament and now also includes the category of hate speech and measures that will be instituted to combat the problem. Jeffrey says the bill outlines sentences that can […]

today20 November 2022

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