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Hate speech

The ecosystem of hate

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been in power in India for more than 10 years now. The goal of this right-wing party is to establish a Hindu-majority state. This has led to a significant increase in hate speech, followed by hate crimes against minorities, with a focus on India’s largest minority group, Muslims.

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by Suparna Banerjee

26.06.2025

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Heat

The vicious circle of inattention

South Sudan has had to close schools for the second year in a row. As temperatures rose to 45 degrees Celsius, it was no longer possible to teach students in already overcrowded classrooms. It takes such clearly visible consequences of climate change to make people in this crisis-ridden country aware of the problem.

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by Alba Nakuwa

25.06.2025

Media literacy

How Finland is preparing its citizens for a world swamped by fake news

Finland has been ranked a world leader in media literacy for years. Children as young as kindergarten age are being taught to handle the disinformation they will encounter online. We talked to Kari Kivinen, the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) education outreach expert. A former headmaster in Helsinki, he has contributed to shaping Finland’s media literacy education.

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by Kari Kivinen

by Eva-Maria Verfürth

24.06.2025

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Inclusion

How Nigerians with disabilities fight for dignity and equal opportunities

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by Sarafadeen Olalekan Oyeleke

23.06.2025

Informal sector

“My profession is a family tradition”

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by Pamela Cruz

20.06.2025

Health

Communicating about non-communicable diseases

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by Chinedu Moghalu

19.06.2025

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In the Digital Monthly Edition 6/2025

Defending the truth

Hate speech

The ecosystem of hate

The BJP has been in power in India for more than ten years now. The goal of the right-wing party is to establish a Hindu-majority state. This has led to a significant increase in hate speech, followed by hate crimes against minorities, especially Muslims.

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by Suparna Banerjee

26.06.2025

Media literacy

How Finland is preparing its citizens for a world swamped by fake news

Finland has been a world leader in media literacy for many years. Children as young as kindergarten age are being prepared for the disinformation they will encounter online. Will they succeed in combating fake news?

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by Kari Kivinen

by Eva-Maria Verfürth

24.06.2025

Disinformation

Taiwan is standing up to disinformation

How Taiwan has reduced social polarisation and become more resilient to disinformation: An interview with Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s cyber ambassador and former minister of digital affairs.

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by Audrey Tang